Freedom of Speech – 21st Century

I wrote this on my New Year’s day valley walk when I came across a vehicle distastefully advertising in green how they were born to hunt followed by an image of a fox! It later became my subject with marks added to this paper construction for submission to the current Oriel Davies Gallery open writing competition theme ‘Crossed Paths’. FORTHCOMING COMING EVENT at the gallery: READINGS AND PRIZE GIVING on SATURDAY 9TH FEBRUARY 2.30 – 4 pm http://www.orieldavies.org/en/talks

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‘IN THE MOMENT’

  This abstract mixed media painting is part of the 10th Anniversary at the Mid Wales Arts Centre. The theme is from a poem The Bright Field by Welsh poet R.S.Thomas. I was inspired to submit this painting ‘In the moment’ because of  the interpretation I read about the poem by the author Emily Ardagh who said “The Bright Field speaks about those shining moments in life…..”

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OUR GATE – Dernol Valley

My photograph will be on show this month in the Open Photography Exhibition at the Pen’rallt Gallery, Machynlleth, Powys This year’s theme is ‘Home’ and happened to coincide with my current research / art project where I have started a collection of photographs celebrating the beautiful Dernol Valley where I live. EXHIBITION OPENS 12 noon – 22 September. Please visit their website at: http://www.penralltgallerybookshop.co.uk/

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