Bluebell upcycled magazine collage art commissions

I do love walking in the woods when the bluebells are out and walking with my family locally was the inspiration for 'Among the Bluebells' magazine collage.

Since completing this I have completed two further commissions and had further interest.

This collage depicts the same location as the first. A composition comprised of several photographs to included the family's dog that they had recently lost.

In this second collage the figures are much more prominent with the bluebells playing a subtler role in the composition. This was taken from a landscape photograph but put into a portrait composition at clients request. This piece was a 1st wedding anniversary gift, very fitting as one year is paper!

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Derbyshire Open Arts 2016

A huge thank you to everyone who came to see me at open studios. At Banks mill seventeen artists opened their studio doors as part of the Derbyshire Open Arts festival. Many other artists took part in the event across Derbyshire.

My new card range was a huge hit, I sold out of the dragonfly cards before the end of the first day and had to restock! The orange comma butterfly and bee weren't far behind. 

The most popular prints were 'Splish, Splash, Splosh'

and 'Napoleon's surrender'

I had lots of interest in my commissions as well so all in all a very positive event!

Bees, Butterflies, Dragonflies & Ladybirds!

I recently created some small 21cm x 21cm collages for a new square card range. It all started when I took a photograph of a bee on the lavender outside our front door and thought it would make a wonderful collage.

The bee was then joined by two butterfly collages, a beautiful orange Comma butterfly

and my personal favourite the Peacock butterfly.

Next I added the Ladybird

and finally the Dragonfly

I got a little carried away on the wings with this one!

All the pieces have been framed and are currently available contact me for details

Hillside Horse Magazine Collage

I spotted this beautiful horse while visiting the Hillside animal sanctuary when we were on holiday at nearby Cromer.  This is an A3 magazine collage, no paint used.

Hillside Horse Magazine Collage

It was a lovely sunny day and the field was full of lovely daisies which I was keen to include.

My original photograph

I decided to use an reclaimed frome for this piece and was so pleased with the match!

Hillside Horse in reclaimed frame

This is available as an A6 greetings card in my shop on EcoCreate

Hillside Horse Eco Print Card

'Napoleon's Surrender' Magazine Collage Commission

A2 Magazine collage commission based on Napoleon's Surrender. As with all my work it is created entirely from ripped and cut upcycled magazines. No paint was used.

'Napoleon's Surrender' Magazine Collage Commission

A very different piece for me but one I enjoyed working on. Having had a request for a collage of some three deck war ship’s I directed the client to the flickr gallery of the National library who had recently released many copyright free images of ships. A line drawing of Napoleon’s surrender was selected.

The colours used were inspired by the painting of Geoff Hunt who’s work has been used for the Patrick O’Brien Master & Commander series of novels.

I loved seeing this piece come to life, I was really pleased with the original rough sketch where we decided what to keep and focus on.

Rough Sketch For Napoleon's Surrender

The sea took on a life of it's own, loved capturing the movement and experimenting with technique.

Sea & Sky completed, spray was added at the end.

Loved the light and dark in this piece especially the shadows in the sails

Details from Napoleon's surrender

The piece was framed in a reclaimed wood frame by Alan at Roaring tree.

Napoleon's Surrender Framed

This piece is available as a card or print through my shop on EcoCreate

Air Arts Exhibition Derby Royal Hospital

I was thrilled to have my work selected again to be part of the Air Arts trail at Royal Derby Hospital. The arts trail is part of ongoing efforts at the hospital to improve the environment for patients, staff and visitors.

Royal Derby Hospital Air Arts Trail

My collages can be found on level 3. There are booklets available at the hospital with a a map locating all the artwork that can be found there. The exhibition runs until June 2016.

The exhibition was launched 27th January, several of the artists had work for sale and it was a great opportunity to meet others involved.

My stand at the launch event

Magazine Collage Commission 'Reed Family'

This A2 magazine collage commission was intended to be a Christmas gift but unfortunately the photographs weren't given to me in time. The receiver was thrilled to receive a bonus Christmas gift in January instead!

Reed Family Magazine Collage Commission

Inspired by my 'For Kicks' collage, it was wonderful to work on another autumnal piece. The technique lends it'self beautifully when creating the effect of fallen leaves.

'For Kicks' Magazine collage

The composition was made up of several photographs, making the required changes to clothing and placement.  The coat was changed on the son and the figures arranged altogether. This was a favourite local walk so it was important the details in the surrounding were accurate.

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