A trip to the sea

A trip to the sea....

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Yvonne Forster, 'Untitled', photo, 2014. Photo: n/a. Courtesy: N/A.

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Yvonne Forster, photo, 2014. Photo: n/a. Courtesy: N/A.

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Yvonne Forster, 'shoreline', photo, 2014. Photo: n/a. Courtesy: N/A.

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Yvonne Forster, 'Shoreline Pebbles', photo, 2014. Photo: n/a. Courtesy: N/A.

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Yvonne Forster, 'Shoreline seaweed, photo, 2014. Photo: n/a. Courtesy: N/A.

# 33 [13 March 2014]

"The waves of the sea help me get back to me."
— Jill Davis, Writer

It's a beautiful day!! I longed to see the sea... I took myself off to Southwold... strolling along the shore in the early morning sun renewed my sense of peace and calm... cares disappeared... it felt like the first day of spring, the warm sun ,the twinkling sea, the salty air, the sound of gentle waves,like balm... back in sync with nature...  bringing harmony and wholeness...as I leave the waves seem to say come back soon dont leave it so long next time!

"When anxious, uneasy and bad thoughts come, I go to the sea, and the sea drowns them out with its great wide sounds, cleanses me with its noise, and imposes a rhythm upon everything in me that is bewildered and confused."
— Rainer Maria Rilke. Poet

"Every time we walk along a beach some ancient urge disturbs us so that we find ourselves shedding shoes and garments or scavenging among seaweed and whitened timbers like the homesick refugees of a long war."
— Loren Eiseley, Writer
All Quotes from....http://www.seasky.org/quotes/sea-quotes.html

A continuation of exploring aspects colour, within the previous photo image and work in studio produced today.
The whole world, as we experience it visually, comes to us through the mystic realm of color.
Hans Hofmann
http://susiegadea.com/index.php/en/quotes-by-artists/on-allies-of-technique/color
Color is my day-long obsession, joy and torment.
Claude Monet
Todays experimenting with colour has also alerted me to ratio of sky to sea which is an aspect I need to take into consideration when working toward final work.
Also need to redefine time scales concerning outcomes
Need to start thinking about scale of canvases.

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Yvonne Forster, 'image of shoreline', photo, 2014. Photo: n/a. Courtesy: N/A.

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Yvonne Forster, 'experimenting with colour', Acrylic paint, 2014. Photo: n/a. Courtesy: N/A.

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Yvonne Forster, 'experimenting with colour', Acrylic paint, 2014. Photo: n. Courtesy: N/A.

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Yvonne Forster, 'Exploration of horizons & colour', Acrylic paint, 2014. Photo: n/a. Courtesy: N/A.

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Yvonne Forster, 'experimenting with colour', Acrylic paint, 2014. Photo: n/a. Courtesy: N/A.

# 19 [6 March 2014]
Color is everything. When color is right, form is right.
Marc Chagall.
http://susiegadea.com/index.php/en/quotes-by-artists/on-allies-of-technique/color


In the studio today I decided to work from a photo image taken from the shore line, that looked out toward the distant horizon.
The colour is an important aspect within the image as it is less intense than previous colours explored. my aim today is to explore more low key colour aspects.
In the previous blog I discussed and questioned how I had become aware that  the colours used within the experiments were "very busy", and that there was a need for me to address this issue through further exploration of colour and to review my original ideas and approach toward paintings that better reflect and convey a cathartic, ambient sense.
There are no lines in nature, only  areas of colour, one against another.Edouard  ManetRead more at http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/keywords/colour.html#w8OXRaUE6rFj3aTL.99
    

    

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Yvonne Forster, 'experimenting with form and colour for sea/horizon', Acrylic paint, 2014. Photo: n/a. Courtesy: N/A.

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Yvonne Forster, 'as above', Acrylic paint, 2014. Photo: n/a. Courtesy: N/A.

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Yvonne Forster, 'as above', Acrylic paint, 2014. Photo: n/a. Courtesy: N/A.

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Yvonne Forster, 'as above', Acrylic paint, 2014. Photo: n/a. Courtesy: N/A.

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Yvonne Forster, 'as above', acrylic, 2014. Photo: n/a. Courtesy: N/A.

# 25 [4 March 2014]

Transitions toward a therapeutic art that re -connects us with the natural world in order to allow time to recover, reflect, and escape the business of the everyday ..." a time to stop and stare."
Yesterday Guest speaker Maggi Hambling came into talk and answer questions concerning aspects of being an artist I was glad to have gone along, as it re-enforced and inspired me to keep moving on in experimenting with ideas emerging, concerning my project based on observations of both the near Shoreline and the far Horizon sea/sky scape. At present I am working on ideas for paintings on canvas for the horizon and more detailed works of print work lino,etching, collograph forms for shoreline along with an idea for hand sculpture see blog image last week.
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There were some aspects of the talk that resonated with me as I find my own way forward.
The first point I was encouraged by was ...
 All art is therapy - painting is a way of expressing and dealing with things...( this reminded me of Alain de Botton's ideas and theories on art as a therapeutic form... see past blogs)
Marc Rothko looked at life and death in his work ...this for me connected with my looking at the contrast of recent ending of one project and the beginning's of a new one via past childhood memories, and my present reconnecting with aspects in seascape/ nature concerning horizons where sea and sky meet.
sun rise, sun set context..beginnings and endings night/ day etc...)
What happens in life dictates What one paints ...(shifts in my project I didn't expect it to lead me into considering a different form and context ...its ok to move on if things are not working out( the timing may not be appropriate)
Being so moved by something  events, images in the media, you express it through art( its ok to respond to events that touch you...)
Be your own critic...(yes ok but be open to the opinions of others constructive critiques...they can be valuable)
Have a conversation with your work...(new terrain to work on!)
Be open to all art forms (encouraging.. as I love many forms and expressions of art and what it conveys) "Art washes away the dust of everyday life," as Picasso said!
Be true to yourself...be yourself.(be strong to believe in own capabilities.)
So from these gems of wisdom! and a realisation time is moving on, today I have been busy working with acrylic washes and concentrated acrylic mainly dealing with the horizon on small and larger scale A3 and A2 paper and sketch boo- see images
Concentrating on the effects of layering washes over one another using turquoise, pthhalo blue (not sure if this blue works with the main colours will get Robin's advise on blue ) vermilion orange, indian yellow, and yellow hue (the latter is very vibrant!)
I am attempting to incorporate a luminosity, haze, aura, to draw the eye to a focal place on the horizon at the moment. The experiments are quite visually busy, both in colour and form (too many lines) so therefore not very cathartic or therapeutic which is what I am aiming for as i also attempt to produce larger scale works on canvas..
I have been using my hands and some sponges as a method and technique of applying paint to create a smoother effect than brush recently. I also use damp clothes to take away excess paint and to create a softer effect... when the work is dry I use a scourer to create a distressed effect in the work .