yesnaby contours

"Yesnaby contours"

size: 47.5cm square (69cm square inc. frame)

black india ink and chalk pastel on paper

hoxa shore

"Hoxa shore"

size: approx 60 x 80cm framed (I can't remember exactly, sorry!)

acrylic ink and chalk pastel on paper
*sold*

Here's a large drawing I produced back in June. I see I completely forgot to upload it here during the summer.

Apologies for the radio silence. It has been a difficult year, for a variety of personal reasons, and although I kept day to day things running at the gallery throughout the summer, producing new artwork eventually fell by the wayside. There are only so many things one can keep on top of without completely burning out. 

Now that the gallery has closed for the winter season and I've had a small rest, I'm back in the studio working away on new things. My space has been reorganised (always necessary for a fresh start) and I already have three new pieces nearly ready to share. I also have a new (and hopefully exciting!) creative development in the pipeline which I shall share in due course.

trail to Eynhallow, Aikerness beach

"trail to Eynhallow, Aikerness beach"

size: approx. 60 x 80cm framed

chalk pastel on paper

*sold*

hazy fields, Quoyloo

hazy fields, Quoyloo, Sandwick

size: 19.5cm square (including lime waxed box frame)

oil on card

*sold*

light over Hoy, Bay of Ireland

"light over Hoy, Bay of Ireland"

size: 47cm square (approx. 70cm square including mount and frame)

acrylic ink and chalk pastel on paper

*sold*

rhythms, Warebeth

"rhythms, Warebeth" - Warebeth beach, Stromness

size: 28.5 x 44cm (50.5 x 65cm inc. frame)

oil monotype and chalk on paper

blue horizon, Aikerness, Evie

"blue horizon" Aikerness beach, Evie

size: 19.5cm square (including lime waxed box frame)

oil on card

*sold*

spring colours, Sand O' Wright

"Spring colours" Sand O' Wright beach, Hoxa

size: 15 x 20cm  (including painted box frame)

oil pastel on card

details: work in progress

Oil pastel drawing nearly finished.

Painting on glass, almost ready for monotype printing.

The early stages of a small oil painting.

Corner detail of a piece ready for framing.

On my table today: an acrylic ink and chalk pastel drawing.

Updates of finished pieces coming soon!

new hoxa tapestry gallery website!

The Gallery's new and improved website is now live! Please do check it out: www.hoxatapestrygallery.co.uk

For the first time ever you can find my work for sale there - original art work as well as prints and greetings cards. There is also a link back to this blog, which I will continue to update. 

Hope you like it!

Burwick textures

Honeysgeo green

"Honeysgeo green" - inspired by a shoreline pebble.

size: 8.5 x 9cm (13 x 14cm framed)

Woven 12 warps per inch using a mixture of cotton, linen and wool

*sold*

Scorradale sky

Scorradale sky

size: 20 x 15.5 cm (24 x 20 cm box framed)

oil pastel on card

*sold*

Copinsay view, Newark

Copinsay view, Newark

size: 15.5 cm square

oil on ply

Marwick Bay

Marwick Bay

size: 36.5 cm square (58 cm square framed)

oil monotype, chalk and pencil on paper

Brig O' Waithe

Brig O' Waithe

size: 35 x 22cm (56 x 43.5cm framed)

oil pastel on paper.

windswept beach, Newark

Windswept beach, Newark

size:31 x 47cm (53 x 69cm framed)

oil monotype and chalk on paper

*sold*

Newark Bay, Deerness

Newark Bay, Deerness

size: 60.5 x 39.5cm (82.5 x 61cm framed)

charcoal and chalk on paper
*sold*

Dingieshowe, Deerness

"Dingieshowe, Deerness"

size: 13.8 x 19.5cm (30.1 x 35.8cm mounted)

oilbar and pencil on paper

*sold*

blue reflection, Houton

"blue reflection, Houton"

size: 20.5 x 11.5cm (37 x 28cm mounted)

oil pastel on paper
*sold*

details: work in progress

snowy walk to the Sand o' Wright