Art&Ghosts

Winter Mornings cont.

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Little sofa cozy time....the sofa isn't actually so tiny, instead the cushions are simply huge. An assortment of vintage linen, patchwork, Ikea and Toast.

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Winter workspace. Tiny trees and fake birds and irritatingly entwined lily lights.

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Little Drops, seen through lace and glass. 

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1001 Paintings: I adore this reference book. Spent about six hours yesterday curled up with it. The title is a little off-putting, but well worth £10 (I found mine half price at Waterstone's UK)

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Winter hearth

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I am currently enjoying a little creative break. Working up fresh ideas, and plans for new photomontage. I shall also be contributing more works to the Anomalies series, based upon well known paintings (see Whistler's Kitten in the previous post for more details)

I have also been going out a little bit more than usual, catching up with friends, zipping around galleries and enjoying the occasional gig. Winter is when I will generally wake up and come back to life - I shall prepare to hibernate once again at the onset of spring;)

Next week, I plan to visit the Angels of Anarchy exhibition at the Manchester Art Gallery: this one is quite important to me, for it features works from the likes of Frida Kahlo, Francesca Woodman and (oh god I can hardly believe it) Dorothea Tanning.....

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Before I go, I should also like to remind would-be customers to check out the seasonal shipping deadlines over at the Art&Ghosts shop. The 10th of December being the ultimate date to ensure the possibility of xmas arrivals. 

Back soon!

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Whistler's Kitten

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Original painting here

Whistler's Mother, which I am sure most people are familiar with already, was the inspiration behind this ludicrously silly little homage. Silly or not, it has sparked off a new series of Anomalies! This was really quite fun to work on, and working with the original paintings has taught me to see more, to look a little further, with respect to my own inventions, my visual interpretation of the world. 

Yesterday was something of a distressing experience, to say the very least. My sisters little dog (still quite a puppy) became extremely ill and had to be taken to the emergency vet for tests and so on. It is only 2 years since her darling little her cat died, (the same time of year, too, she died on xmas eve), so we have all been so anxious and upset. Today, he seems to be returning to health, after what appears to have been a severe bug, although he is still being kept in for observation. I mention this because the experience actually inspired these latest images, possibly an attempt to indulge in something warm, endearing, silly, in contrast to a situation so horribly unforgiving and 'real'.

I am not entirely sure of the artists identity behind each and every work, but I have provided a link to the paintings so that perhaps someone can help me discover them:)

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Inspired by this painting

Most of the works are repainted, with some elements, particularly colours and occasional outlines, pulled out from the original and reworked. 

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Inspired by this painting

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Inspired by this painting

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Inspired by this painting

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I hope to work with more of these little oddballs soon, so expect some new additions along the way!

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Through the Looking Glass

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The Looking Glass

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Digital illustration with vintage frame. 

I've always loved the concept of stepping through mirrors, into an alternate world behind the glass. One of my favourite themes in art and film; Ozma imprisoned behind the mirrors in 'Return to Oz', Helena's adventure in Mirrormask, Lewis Carroll's other world for Alice, and of course so many more that I cannot think of off the top of my head. I recall discovering a shattered mirror in a field when I was a child. I picked up some of the pieces, turning them around in my hands....and somehow my belief in the impossible was shaken. I could see how the mirror was made, how it worked. It was a trick, an illusion! Well, It didn't take altogether too long for my imagination to over-rule the disappointment. Whatever perpetuates our fascination with mirrors never seems to diminish. 

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The Looking Glass (basic)

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The Pool

Digital illustration and photomontage.

The Pool gave me quite a bit of trouble - this is the third version, the previous just did not settle with me so well. She was inspired by the gothic, my endless obsession with 19th century literature and ghost stories. 

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New goodies for the shop, too!

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A new sampler pack of Imagined Portraits, along with plenty restocked items and larger prints. 

The books have sold out for the time being, but I plan to order the remainder of the edition very soon.

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Minn's Theatre

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Minn's Theatre

On becoming a tree instead of a person. A childhood story of my very own, this time (see my profile)

Her hairstyle and name are influenced by Iris Murdoch: Minn's Cauldron is the name of a coastal feature in her novel 'The Sea, The Sea', the book which I am currently reading. Her leafy attire and the five white butterflies are magical, of course. Or perhaps they're her siblings. The butterflies, I mean.

Minn is a digital painting with illustration and watercolour: each element created separately then later combined, the watercolour layer taken from an older painting on paper. My images rarely appear quite sharp enough on Typepad, so try viewing here for a tad more clarity.

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Winter Mornings cont.

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Vintage cups

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The Cath Kidston worm

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Winter berries, Ilex

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Idle hours

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Penny, my most cherished Ashley Anna Brown creation

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Winter wonderland

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I am sleeping so deep, dreaming so vividly these days. Important dreams, tiny pieces of the whole. Feeling strangely content with the long, dark days. Planning a new series of works based around the image in my previous post: Faux. The pale colours obsess me. 

I have also added a few new print sets to the shop this week, the most recent being Lapin de Lune:

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More soon!

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Faux

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Faux

Digital painting with lace and crackle texture.

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Faux detail

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Faux rabbit

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For clarity, please view here.

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And finally, my sweetheart posing amongst the Monsoon pompoms!

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Winter Mornings

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Winter mornings xxx

Pearl

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Pearl

Digital painting with photo scratch texture. 

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Detail

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Pearl's face warped, repositioned and painted around rather roughly. May work into this one at a later date. 

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Levitating Girl

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Digital painting with photocollage. The 'remade' version of an older work from 2007.

A quick post with few words, I need toast and honey and to continue reading Iris Murdoch's The Sea, The Sea...

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