A friend I sing with, spoke yesterday about looking forward to the Spring.
I get it.
Its November. We are surrounded by growing carpets of vivid oranges, yellows and reds as trees shed leaves they have extracted nutrients from, exposing these gorgeous colours. But this colour will wane over the next few months as winter takes its rightful place.
“Autumn Lane”, a contemporary painting in acrylic inks on paper, reflects my joy of walking through this autumn season of colour in Suffolk lanes.
Temperatures are falling, and days shortening. Here in rural Suffolk, it’s easy to feel more and more limited by these notes of what lies ahead: winter’s darker days.
This large watercolour is a response to the grey, wet days which can sometimes oppress us. To make it, I enjoyed using the unique properties of watercolour on excellent paper, hand made by British company “Two Rivers Paper Company”. I hope I have picked up the power of the huge Suffolk skies, and the sometimes biblical weeks of downpour.