Spots of Time 2020 -
William Wordsworth’s ‘Spots of Time’ are small, memorable events that to him occurred mainly outdoors, fleeting occurances that held the attention, weaving interconnected memory and perception.
Walking painting and drawing captivate me because of their unfinished nature, they are activities that I undertake every day, painterly moments are held in my mind whilst walking and the movement and detail of nature appear gift like when painting. Each of these works is an unique thing caught, the size of a piece of A4 paper like words on a page, a journal entry, they can be arranged as part of a greater whole interacting with the variations of their indoor locations. Scenes, sets, acts and words, hours in a day, moments in a walk, spots of time. Each individal work is 30 x 20 x 1.5 cm on a cradled panel, variously, ink, oil, gouache and watercolour.
‘Walking is a state of mind in which the mind, the body and the world are aligned as if they are three characters inconversation with one another.’ Rebecca Solnit
'Globe Thistle' 2025, oil and acrylic on panel, 20 x 30 x 1.5 cm, private collection.
'Thrift', 2025, acrylic, ink and oil on panel, 20 x 30 x 1.5 cm, private collection.
'Green Echo, After William Blake', 2024, acrylic and oil on paper, laid on panel, 20 x 30 x 1.5cm, £675 framed.
'Turning Leaf, After Alice Oswald', 2025, oil and acrylic on paper, laid on panel, 30 x 20 x 1.5 cm, £675, framed.
'River Stones', 2024, acrylic and gouache on paper, laid on panel, £675, framed.
'Skimming Stones', 2024, watercolour, ink and acrylic on paper, laid on panel, £675, framed.
'Harvest Moon', 2024, watercolur, acrylic and ink on paper laid on panel, framed, £675.
'Into The Woods', gouache and acrylic on paper, laid on panel, 20 x 30 x 1.5 cm, £675.
'Cloud Notes', 2023, 20 x 30 x 1.5cm, oil and acrylic on panel, private collection.
'Valley, Nocturne' 2023, oil on paper, laid on panel, 20 x 30 x 1.5 cm, private collection.
'Hole In the Rain', 2023, oil on paper, laid on panel, 30 x 20 x 1.5 cm, unframed, £600.
'Cloud Water', 2023, oil on paper, laid on panel, 20 x 30 x 1.5 cm, unframed, £600.
Spots of Time 2024
William Wordsworth’s “Spots of Time’ are small, memorable events that occur mainly outdoors, fleeting occurances that hold the attention.
Walking painting and drawing captivate because of the nature of the unfinished, on and on, weaving memory and experience; part imagined and part perceived. Each painting is an unique unit the size of a piece of A4 paper a like words on a page, an open book, they can be part of a greater whole. Scenes, sets, acts and words, hours in a day, moments in a walk, spots of time.
‘Walking is a state of mind in which the mind, the body and the world are aligned as if they are three characters inconversation with one another.’ Rebecca Solnit