Tag: On Tree Time

‘On Tree Time’ virtual tour and Artist talk

  • Post date June 30, 2021

On Tree Time exhibition posterWe artists are very adaptable, so in response to the restrictions in place during the exhibition I found some new ways to take the art to people who couldn’t be there in person.

Virtual tour

I did a live tour on Instagram so my followers could get up close with the art…

 

Artist Talk

My Artist Talk went ahead on Zoom not in a room. I always enjoy talking about the ideas and processes involved in making the works, so it was fun to be able to share that with folk across the oceans!

 

You can see the full exhibition online here and find installation photos in this blog post.

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A look around ‘On Tree Time’

  • Post date June 28, 2021

My solo exhibition at Edinburgh Palette, ‘On Tree Time’ was about the ways in which trees adapt and endure.

Although they move too slowly for us to perceive, over the span of centuries wood flows, trunks twist and limbs turn. I presented a new body of works on paper in charcoal, pastel and oil, celebrating the resilience and life force of trees.

Here’s how ‘On Tree Time’ looked in the gallery.

This exhibition brought together three strands of my work about ‘Tree Time’, a phrase coined by long time champion of ancient trees, Ted Green and one which chimes with my experience of discovering and drawing them for the last 12 years.

“When I begin to draw an ancient tree I’m struck by a powerful feeling of my being a short-lived creature amongst ancients.”

June 2021 felt like a new beginning, for me having my first solo show as a full-time artist and for all of us as a time to begin living publicly again after the hardest winter months.

After many weeks of not being able to travel to my usual woodland drawing sites and working hard in the studio, I was proud to show the results to people in person at last.

Due to the uncertainty surrounding public events and difficulties with framing supplies, I made the decision to install most of the work unframed.

Many thanks to Edinburgh Palette and its staff for their support and assistance in mounting the show.

You can view the full online exhibition here.

 

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