Category Archives: painting

New work unearthed!

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I know the title of this blog post seems odd, but I’ve recently been having a tidy up of my artworks – they are all in bubble wrap and/or cardboard boxes ready for transportation to exhibition or for delivery to customers. During the process of tidying up, I undearthed this new work – well, new to the internet, that is!  I’d forgotten I had this particular painting, which I created a few years ago and took to exhibitions with me – and I’d never managed to get a decent photograph of it because it has been framed and glazed by my husband. However, today he’s successfully taken a photo for me and I can now show it on the Rogue Gene Gallery and my own website. It’s called “Groene Maelstrom” and measures 46cm by 33cm around the frame (that’s 18 x 13 inches). The painted areas measure 14.5cm by 21.5cm each and the rest is black mount.

"Groene Maelstrom" by Helen "Aitch" Davison.

Painted in acrylic in an abstract expressive style, it has a mesmerising effect on you as you look at the painting. I find it quite relaxing as an image. You will be able to see it on the RGG shortly – you may even wish to purchase it as a Christmas gift for someone, feel free to do so!

New Mini Colour Project

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I’ve not had too much time to paint recently what with starting a new job and being mainly focussed on settling in and learning the ropes. I have however had a few hours here and there to get started on a mini project where my aim was to select a subject and create it in different colours. After the success of my Contemporary Poppies in Pink painting which sold within 1 day of completing it (!), I thought that might be a good subject to base my project on.

So after some deliberations and a few snatched (but precious) painting sessions here are the first two paintings in the series: Ornamental Poppies in Pink and Ornamental Poppies in Teal.

I hope they’ll be successful – the early signs are good though with one order for the Teal coloured painting already…! The next in the series I think will probably be in brown, beige and cream, or perhaps I’ll add some copper and gold. I also like the thought of warm orange, yellow and vermillion. Or I could do navy, light blue and silver….oooh the possibilities to get creative! Let me know if you have any other suggestions!

(Both Ornamental Poppies in Pink and Ornamental Poppies in Teal are available for sale through the Rogue Gene Gallery website)

The Virgin Blogger…

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Well as a the title suggests, this is my first ever ‘blog’, so I’m going to keep it briefish until I know what I’m doing! So, here goes…

I’ve been painting very sporadically since late 2008 following a series of events. Firstly, having to give up my much loved studio space in Edinburgh, Coburg House Art Studios  meant I no longer had space and time to create as I wanted.  Then in early 2009 my now ex-husband and I split up which set in motion a very, very difficult and protracted divorce, house move and separation from my children.  So frankly, I wasn’t in a good place for creating!  In fact, I wondered if I would ever create again!

It was almost 18 months later that I finally became inspired to pick up a brush and this was inspired by my ex-sister-in-law (who has thankfully remained a dear friend) who was going through treatment for breast cancer.  She sent me some photos of herself after she had shaved her head, leaving just a rather fantastic mohawk, screaming to the camera.  It was like a eureka moment – I just had to paint her but I decided that in line with the Breast Cancer Campaign, I would make her mowhawk bright pink and keep the rest monochrome to make more of a statement.  I was nervous about attempting to paint such a huge painting after such a long absence but it was like riding a bike and here is the result - Pretty in Pink

acrylic portrait by Kosana Marton

Pretty in Pink: painting by Kosana Marton

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Collaborations

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Collaborative paintings by Rogue Gene membersThese paintings are currently on display at Diocese of Chelmsford, New Street, Chelmsford. ‘End of Time’ and ‘Strands of Time’ by Andrea Farmer. ‘Sensuality’ and ‘Square Division’ collaborations by Andrea Farmer and Kosana Marton. ‘Bright Lights, Big City’ collaboration by Andrea Farmer and Rob Kirbyson. To learn more about the Rogue Gene collaboration project, please visit: http://www.roguegenecollective.com/collaborations.html

Join Mike Finley (and Kathie Nichols) at SoJie 12

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Join me at SoJie 12, Solo’s Juried Invitational Exhibition…

The SoJie series of online exhibitions are organised in the redbubble Solo Exhibitions group by F.A. Moore and her team.
SoJie 12 was unusual in that it involved collaboration between photographers and digital or traditional artists. Initially photographers were invited to submit a single image to be interpreted, and then artists contacted a photographer whose image they wanted to interpret to discuss the nature of the interpretation and agree terms on which the work would be done. Only one interpretation of any photograph was done.
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Andrea Farmer – new work

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‘Oer Woodland Air’

'Rustic Woodland View'

 

I’m currently working on a new series of ethereal landscape paintings. These will form part of my solo exhibition at Essex Record Office and Chelmsford Arts Trail at Barda Restaurant during Sept/Oct 2011. These paintings are inspired by woodland landscape and the poems of William Wordsworth. See more at: www.roguegenegallery.com and www.andreafarmer.co.uk