One painting leads to another and slowly I get closer to the paintings I have in my mind … I am not quite there yet but painting whimsical trees (thanks to Diane Culhane for her inspiration) is moving me in the right direction. I am inspired by artists like Diane and also Elke Trittel – their work is whimsical and interesting and surprisingly complex. I love it.

It is a bit of a slow process – I find I need to start by trying to draw directly from the work of an artist that inspires me – learning how they produce the work they do and then incorporate that learning into my own art. Hopefully the process brings a depth and interest to my paintings. I am always very conscious at the beginning of the process that I am relying on the work of the artist to inform my paintings.

I have been alternating between painting on canvas and painting on board and I have to say that board wins! I love the texture from a brush stroke but I am not such a fan of the texture from the canvas. Purely a personal choice.

And so, bring on some more whimsical trees painted on boards … let’s see where this takes me!