SECRET FOREST - the lockdown landscapes. This body of work has been a long project. Started in the first big lockdown of 2020 when my first solo show was cancelled and everything creative came to a halt. I had been progressively working my way thru the Lost and Found paintings but the pandemic broke my train of thought. What would I do? What made me happy in a miserable time, beautiful nature! My first solo show was successful and I sold a third of my work. Then came along the big lockdown of 2021 - an absolute blur but it was time to revisit the magical forest, finish the works and escape into my own version of fairy-land. Earlier this year I did an artist residency and painted a final piece which was a nice way to finish, using all my favourite mediums - ink, watercolour and acrylic. The final work has already been chosen for the front cover of the Council’s A5 booklet for Spring. Almost three years as a visual artist - second career seems to be going okay.
