ARTFINDER: Rustic II by Yvonne Forster - Rustic II, part of a series - This abstract pai...

ARTFINDER: Rustic II by Yvonne Forster - Rustic II, part of a series - This abstract pai...

Rustic I and II, part of a series - These abstract paintings are an exploration of textures and contrasting colours- texture is a strong artistic element which can determine the out come of a work - texture enables a personal interaction and reaction to the materials with paint- giving this abstract painting its unique originality.
Texture activates the imagination enables experimentation to take over... applying acrylic paint creates an energetic dynamic between materials and paint where one becomes aware of the precarious nature of the unknown and the surprising effects that are then revealed. By using the contrasting colours of turquoise and rustic oranges creates works that are energetic, lively..

 

new works collagraph and watercolour...Urban Traces

Color is the keyboard, the eyes are the harmonies, the soul is the piano with many strings. The artist is the hand that plays, touching one key or another, to cause vibrations in the soul.Wassily Kandinsky

 

 

 

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Description of Urban Traces ....

This work was inspired by recent colours found in nature. Shades of vivid green shoots now have started to appear- even the odd daffodil or two emerging from their wintery sleep, as they grow in a nearby church yard; This illuminating how the manmade and natural world can thrive in the same space.
In Urban Traces I, I have combined the colours of nature and manmade materials, by using watercolour as the backdrop to print collagraph plate on top. Various manmade substances such as plastics,textured card, sand paper, string, hessian, and fabrics were used along with imprints from manmade objects.
Although the original collagraph was made in 2011 as part of a project 'Journeys' , seeing the recent colours in nature inspired me to consider and explore these ideas and create Urban Traces.

All the above works can be found on artfinder .com
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Happy Well wishes for 2016

Well wishes for 2016





 Taken by surprise...one day this year on
hearing a droning noise I looked up to see this amazing
 feat -a small plane's acrobatic antics created this smiling face

                            Sugar loaf mountains South of Dublin

“May Light always surround you;                                                          
Hope kindle and rebound you.
May your Hurts turn to Healing;
Your Heart embrace Feeling.
May Wounds become Wisdom;
Every Kindness a Prism.
May Laughter infect you;
Your Passion resurrect you.
May Goodness inspire
your Deepest Desires.
Through all that you Reach For,
May your arms Never Tire.”                                                                  
― D. Simone (1)
 

We do not remember days, we remember moments.(2)

Cesare Pavese

 

 




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A Combination of Art and Haiku- Wishing You a Peaceful Christmastime

NATURES INSPIRATIONS...."I go to nature to be soothed and healed and have my senses put in order"- John Burrows 

Nothing needs be wasted here; using past unfinished work and verse inspired by nature...

This water colour, ink, and pencil image had been hidden away unfinished for nearly two years. Recently I have had the pleasure of a visiting Blue tit perching on my window sill first thing in the morning. My great love for wildlife and birds was influenced by my father as a child. I also am a great believer in the inspiration that come from poems and quotes...My visiting friend reminded me of a past haiku poem I had written... inspired by these little happenings the image is now complete along with the added haiku.
Wishing you a very merry peaceful Christmastime and a wonderful art inspired 2016 warm wishes, Yvonne

Early one December morning Vibrant sun rise

Recent works- on Artfinder.com

Look!  Look!  Look deep into nature and you will understand everything.  Albert Einstein

Recently I have been working on creating art works for online gallery artfinder.com

Waterfalls of Iceland             

 

 

Experiencing the 'wilds' of Iceland's natural world in 2014 was an awe inspiring event. The Icelandic landscape is vast, wild, and desolate and at the same time hauntingly beautiful leaving an indelible mark.
I was keen to get images of Iceland's natural phenomenon's, hence the inspiration for 'Waterfalls Iceland' emerged. I felt that manipulating the original photo image would sustain the evocative memories and experiences: The power of nature, the immense roar and rush of water, the sublime experience of being so close to the precipice, the evocative smell of earth and water spray mingling. Being so close was surreal...Abstracting and manipulating the image in this way I endeavoured to create and capture a sense of immersion, the sublime and the surreal in these works. now for sale on Artfinder.com

ACRYLIC WORKS   -   Icelandic Abstract I and Icelandic Abstract II. 2015. 6x6 inch
 Now these recent works are continuing the theme in acrylic. Abstract in definition through the works I endeavour to capture the experience of being so close to the precipice, enveloped in the sensations, sounds, and sights... these contemporary micro works capturing moments in time out in the natural world.

 

 

The acrylic colours used in this work are Turquoise, Ultra Marine Blue and Pthalo Blue along with White; The technique was to energetically scrape on and scratch off until I felt I achieved an expressive sense of natures power - the sense of submersion experienced at the waterfalls in Iceland.

 

Come forth into the light of things, let Nature be your teacher.  William Wordsworth

The whole secret of the study of nature lies in learning how to use one's eyes...  George Sand

Exhibition. "If a tree falls in the forest does anybody hear?"

"All that is born on this planet has a right to live on it." Franz Krajcberg (2)

 A second Exhibition at the Halesworth Library is underway: Building on the previous one it endeavours to be a continuation of developing work for this project on deforestation.. It celebrates the diversity of wildlife and plants. And considers the effects and challenges for the Rainforests when deforestation occurs.

 

The artworks again are a drawing together of the above concerns, particularly in the adjoining image, 'We Are Making A New World ' Inspired by Paul Nash's influential works, he produced as a war artist. His images stemmed from the impact of bombing upon the peoples and landscapes of Europe...His significant works can resonate today  as we see the prevalence of mass eco-cide occurring -The impact of deforestation upon the Rainforest's inhabitants; peoples, land, flora and fauna. This results, for example, in the consequentialities , the irrevocable loss of precious plants - such as the 'Periwinkle' known and discovered for its medicinal properties - aiding against childhood Leukemia. (3)a

The richness of plants still yet to be discovered - now being endangered by rapid deforestation - it's  eventual impact upon the eco-systems seem far away, removed, out of sight out of mind from our everyday lives...,and highlighted by the apt words ..."If a tree falls in the forest....does anybody hear?

The adjacent work titled, Forest, Civilisation, Desert,  derived from the quote..."Forests precede civilizations and deserts follow them."  By Francois-Rene de Chateaubriand - who in 19th Centuary, experienced the impact and rise of mass industrialization and the decimation of European forests, that 'fuelled' the Industrial Revolution... Chateaubriands words still resonate a hundred years on with the same poignant sentiments lingering concerning the voracious mass deforestation of Rainforests by the 'civilized' man seemingly unaware of the eco-consequences and irrevocable  damages - legacies being left for future generations.

Originally, from Poland, Brazilian Artist, Franz Krajcberg's, sentiments resonate here, through his perceptive observations about the modern world..."Artistic thinking confirms with sorrow that contemporary society is a commercial machine"... (2)

Krajcberg's Major Exhibiton in, 1989 was critically acclaimed...An article in the Manchete's apt response stated, " The exhibit awakens the Brazilian to the holocaust of nature"(2a). Another stating how the impact of Mr Krajcberg's "Amazon Cemetery" had caused some to cry." (2a)

In the Interview Krajcberg said "My culture is nature. My work is nature. I must continue to defend nature." and "Art must be for participation."  (2a)


The conceptual approach to the above exhibition's work is twofold- it's a celebration of nature's diversities. The finely honed balances evolving over eons, the intricate harmony within eco-systems, the symbiotic dances between plant life and creatures, both responding to one another as an act of natural recycling. And an act that enables the cycle of life to continue. 

Whilst simultaneously the exhibition  draws on scientific informative highlighting the anthropic aspects, How human activities strive to accumulate through the exploiting of natural resources. Some images above giving expression to  the dilemmas we face the misinformed, misunderstood impact of mass Rainforest deforestation. 

A compelling challenge to myself - an aligning with the issue, heightening of one's own awareness, seeing the bigger picture...the consequences and toll of deforestation. It is said 'trees are the lungs of our planet.' this concerns all living creatures present and future.

Finally Franz Krajcberg's wise words could hold resonance here..." I walked through the forest and discovered life...when with nature I think the truth, I speak the truth, I demand myself to be true.When I look at it, I feel in rhythm with birth, death, life's continuity." (2)
Some parts updated edited 2022 yf

http://www.nytimes.com/1989/10/17/arts/using -art-as-a sword-to-defend-brazil-s-forests.html (2a)

www.artfocus.com/krajcberg.html   in interview by leon kaplin.(2)

 http://www.azquotes.com/author/17606-Francois_Rene_de_Chateaubriand  (1)

JUST NOW... a snails pace endurance!

I was just about to go out when I spotted  an extraordinary feat by a snail... right in the middle of the 36ft washing line  I quickly got my camera and shot this picture! I have now released him from this gruelling feat onto terra ferma!!