This gallery contains 17 photos.
abstract photography from my recent trip to Cornwall – St Ives, Newlyn, Cape Cornwall. Hope you enjoy browsing the images as much as I enjoyed taking them.
rust, rocks and rope …
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rust and totems …
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I am finding industrial landscapes, objects and interiors as potentially a rich source of inspiration for my abstract artworks as rural landscapes. In fact I can see a kind of landscape in some of my photos here.
The rich patina of marks, scuffs, rust, paint and general usage all bear witness to an intriguing, sometimes forgotten, history, whilst their shapes, colours and textures will undoubtedly haunt my future work.
A quiet beauty… a totemic presence…
Some people are a little bemused by my new love, others see it as a natural progression of my artwork and love it enough to buy it, for which I am very grateful.
These are a just a few of my own photos of humble places and objects, which I find I keep coming back to, so I thought I’d share them.
grinding mill 1. digital photo. Mari French 2014
grinding mill 3. digital photo. Mari French 2014
grinding mill 2. digital photo. Mari French 2014
grinding mill 4. digital photo. Mari French 2014
Rusting ladder, Newlyn. digital photo. Mari French 2014
Whelk shed. digital photo. Mari French 2014
Chain & rope. digital photo. Mari French 2014
Hayloft nail. digital photo. Mari French 2014
harbour abstracts…
Distressed door, Mousehole. Digital photo.
A day too wet for sketching on a recent holiday in Cornwall, had me hunting for ‘found abstracts’ with my camera around Mousehole harbour.
I love the way decades, possibly centuries, of Atlantic storms have weathered the painted doors and windows; have rusted locks, handles, harbour mechanisms etc. of this small traditional fishing village on the Cornish coastline.
So here is a selection of the images … hopefully they will inspire my future paintings with their colour combinations, line and texture.
‘Money here’, Mousehole. Digital photo.
Window, Mousehole harbour.
Boat interior, Mousehole harbour.
DS & JS, Mousehole harbour. Digital photo.
Rungs, Mousehole harbour. Digital photo.
RJ, Mousehole harbour. Digital photo.
Detail, Mousehole harbour. Digital photo.
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