saltmarsh, early spring …

new work produced this week, with the saltmarsh at Thornham on the north Norfolk coast, once again as my main inspiration…

acrylic/mixed media on canvas, 60x80cm

Mari French, saltmarsh landscape, landscape art, landscape painting,Norfolk,coast

Saltmarsh, early Spring. Mari French 2013

studio space & swallows …

it looks like I’ve got a studio at last! having spent 3 years trying to find an accessible good-sized studio close to home (at present I’m working out of our tiny utility room, 6ft x 9ft).

I can’t wait to get using this space… it used to be a hayloft above stables and is built from typical Norfolk flint and brick. Apparently swallows flit in and out in the summer, there are nests… but not in the studio area, so no bird poo where ill be working, thankfully.

It needs a lot of work but fortunately I know a ‘man who can’, we’ll I’m married to him, lucky me ;0)

I’ll be posting updates on our progress…

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wrinkles and creases…

Shoreline (detail) © Mari French 2012

Shoreline (detail) © Mari French 2012

A detail of another recent ink and tissue experimental piece (shown in full below), to show the lovely way the ink runs into the wrinkles and creases in this method, suggesting natural features. This detail is roughly actual size.

(Hopefully this one will show an enlarged view when clicked on! I’ve been having difficulty getting this aspect to work when using the ‘shortcut’ New Post facility in WordPress).

I am so excited by this way of working!

Shoreline © Mari French 2012

Shoreline © Mari French 2012