Snakewomangirl uses gouache, watercolour and collage to create surface pattern designs and paintings alongside small textile collage works and cards.
Warm up after COVID
After having COVID a fortnight ago it was good to get back in the studio and start painting. This started out as some squiggles of watercolour with my eyes closed. Usually I plan a painting, do colour studies and rigorously stick with the plan but this time I needed to follow the muse.
Initially the squiggles were in indigo with a bright pink background, things were just not working until I tried a light orange but it wasn’t until I photographed the painting and begun to edit that the bright orange became an option. Feeling so much better for painting again.
King Protea
Measuring 63 x 65cm this was acrylic on canvas. I did this for my bedroom. The King Protea flower represents strength, courage, resilience and transformation which is precisely what has been happening in my life as I have taken a step forward into the unknown and placed trust in the universe. I feel blessed.
A bigger commission
Measuring 90 x 50cm this was acrylic on canvas. Painted for a local environmental company.
Return to acrylics.
49 x 59 cm acrylic on canvas, a return to green in anticipation of Spring. Imbolc blessings and a new moon today.
Another Library Box
This box is located on Pudsey Road in Todmorden, the community love it and now want another for children’s books.
Abstract landscape
Completed in October.
Abstract Botanical Mixed Media
A4 Mixed Media collage with watercolour and Posca Pen work.
Abstract Mixed Media
A4 Acrylic, watercolour with over laid Posca pen work.
Abstract Botanical Watercolour
A4 watercolour with fine-liner work.
Abstract Botanical Watercolour
A4 Watercolour base with black fine-liner and gelly roll pen work.
Abstract Watercolour
A4 Abstract watercolour with fine-liner work.
Abstract Floral
A4 watercolour and fine-liner piece.
Abstract Floral work with dark theme
This piece is A4 and has a watercolour base with line work on top.
Working with Pattern
This is a small tester piece done with watercolour and then worked over with fineliner.
Abstract botanical work.
This is a small piece done in my sketchbook to explore composition, colour and shape. I love old books about flowers and contemporary illustration, this is a mash up of both styles.
I’ve used Windsor & Newton gouache and fine liner pens.
Library Box
This was commissioned by Mary Clear for Incredible Edible in Todmorden. We have these around town where people can take a book and leave a book.
Mixed media collage
I used paper from my huge collage stash and then added drawn elements using jelly roll pens. The size is 16 x 16 inches.
Green and Red collage
I used hand printed and found collage paper, Windsor & Newton Gouache and Posca pens. I don’t normally use a lot of red preferring colours I see whilst out walking but this piece seemed to have its own voice.
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