Abstracted Wave I - IV & Wave Water Sand Spray I & II mixed media on canvas boards

 

So I have been a little bit busy....

Abstracted Wave I - IV   mixed media on canvas boards 15x15cm   ©2024LisaLeQuelenec

Abstracted Wave I   mixed media on canvas board 15x15cm   ©2024LisaLeQuelenec

A new mini series of pieces using acrylic and collaged textures, mostly from fabric and textured papers. My love of line expressed through the loose threads and frayed edges which I think works well with the movement in the water that I am trying to suggest.

Abstracted Wave II   mixed media on canvas board 15x15cm   ©2024LisaLeQuelenec

The rough edges feel important to me to the pieces and so I have left a margin of the white canvas board showing which frame the image. It has been suggested to me that it acts like a kind of frame and given their size they would suit standing propped on a shelf as well as framed. What do you think?

Abstracted Wave III   mixed media on canvas board 15x15cm   ©2024LisaLeQuelenec

All four pieces are available in my Folksy Store.

Abstracted Wave IV   mixed media on canvas board 15x15cm   ©2024LisaLeQuelenec

Wave water sand spray I & II   mixed media on canvas boards 20x20cm  ©2024LisaLeQuelenec

Slightly larger at 20x20cm here are two more in the series. Both pieces are available in my Folksy Store.

Wave water sand spray I   mixed media on canvas boards 20x20cm  ©2024LisaLeQuelenec 

Wave water sand spray II   mixed media on canvas boards 20x20cm  ©2024LisaLeQuelenec 

Wave Water Sand & Spray series   mixed media on canvas board   ©2024LisaLeQuelenec

Abstracted Wave I   mixed media on canvas board 15x15cm   ©2024LisaLeQuelenec

Below some of the inspiration.

Southbourne Splashes ©2024LisaLeQuelenec

A busy week...

 

Such a busy week as I am restocking some new work into my Folksy Store. By Friday everything should be ready with the following pieces available;

As Black Friday races towards us I should also mention that my Red Bubble store has upto 60% off with many giftable items available and as ever my Society6 Store has offers going on too.

In between all of this activity I have also taken a break to look at some favourite treasures and getting inspired for some new work....

Beach found treasures   ©2023LisaLeQuelenec

Beach found treasures   ©2023LisaLeQuelenec

 

Wishing you all a creative and happy week!

Rockpool lino series continued & my 600th post

 

Rockpool   lino print on paper   ©2023LisaLeQuelenec

I thought I would share a little more of this rockpool series. I have been printing slightly larger compositions on A4 paper and adding in some more different motifs. I love the delicacy of the seaweed, I think they are a good contrast to the more solid shapes of the pebbles and limpets. Other shells are starting to appear in this little ecosystem. I might be slightly in love with little yellow winkles ;o) they are appearing in all of these larger compositions.

I might try out some spicy hot colours next - yellows, rusty oranges and coral. I dabbled with this combination in the A5 ones but might try upscaling that palette again. I struggle with the hotter end of the spectrum so it will be a challenge. Notice how I said coral and not red - red may be a step to far! Red makes me feel out of control and a bit shouty. Do you have a colour that you avoid in your work? 

Can you believe this is my   600th   post!!! I certainly can't. What a bloggerversary! I feel like I have made so many friends online - we might not get to meet in real life but I feel no less richer for that. Thank you for reading along and to the people who take the time, I appreciate all your comments. To all those who don't I appreciate you too! Thank you.

Carving and inking the plates for the Rockpool Series  ©2023LisaLeQuelenec

Rockpool   lino print on paper   ©2023LisaLeQuelenec

All four A4ish prints in the Rockpool series as well as the smaller prints are all available in my Folksy store.  Best wishes.

Sundown - oil on paper

 

Sundown II   oil on paper 13.5x13.5cm   ©2023LisaLeQuelenec

There have been some very cold but beautifully clear evenings the last few days. The colours are so inspiring and seem even more vibrant after weeks of pale grey skies. These small paintings may be the precursor to some larger paintings later in the year. 

All three are available mounted in my Folksy store.

Sundown   oil on paper 13.5x13.5cm   ©2023LisaLeQuelenec

Sundown III   oil on paper 13.5x13.5cm   ©2023LisaLeQuelenec

New Page Tab - Coastal & Quotes 2022

 

Heading to the beach ©LisaLeQuelenec2022

I have enjoyed building a collection again over the course of this year and as much as the planning and painting giving me lots to think about, the curating of the pieces - their running order and how they could be placed on walls has also been food for thought. I think I will work on another collection in this way next year, I already have a few ideas in mind, one is quite different to October's.... 

As these two photos show, if the weather the last couple of days is anything to go by there may not be quite so much time to research comfortably outside so there might be a bit more inspiration coming from things gathered and brought home. 

Anyway I hope you have enjoyed this collection of paintings and thank you for following along. All the paintings from October are available for sale in my Folksy store here.  To see the collection in its entirety I have made a separate page here on the blog, just click on the tab at the top.

And leaving pretty quick! ©LisaLeQuelenec2022

23 Sitting in Silence - acrylic on board

 

Sitting in Silence   10x10cm acrylic on board   ©2022LisaLeQuelenec

'When you sit in silence long enough, you learn that silence has motion.

It glides over you without shape or form, exactly like water.'

                                                                                                                       Anne Spollen

Available in my Folksy store.

Sitting in Silence   10x10cm acrylic on board   ©2022LisaLeQuelenec

19 Neither stir nor motion - acrylic on board

 

Neither Stir Nor Motion  10x10cm acrylic on canvas board   ©2022LisaLeQuelenec

'Lies a calm along the deep,

Like a mirror sleeps the ocean,

And the anxious steersman sees

Round him neither stir nor motion.'

                                                                                                   Goethe

Available in my Folksy store.

Neither Stir Nor Motion  10x10cm acrylic on canvas board   ©2022LisaLeQuelenec

18 Cure for boredom - acrylic on board

 

The cure for Boredom   20x20cm acrylic on canvas

'...above all, go and look at the sea. There you have the certain cure for boredom,

a sight of which one can never grow weary.'

                                                                                                                        Eugene Delacroix

Available in my Folksy store.

The cure for Boredom   20x20cm acrylic on canvas

17 A light divided - acrylic on board

 

A Light Divided   20x20cm acrylic on board   ©2022LisaLeQuelenec

'A light divided the swollen clouds

And lay most perfectly

Like a straight narrow footbridge bright

That crossed over the sea to me'

                                                                                         Edward Thomas

Available in my Folksy store.

A Light Divided   20x20cm acrylic on board   ©2022LisaLeQuelenec

16 Great storm - acrylic on board

 

Great Storm   10x10cm acrylic on board   ©2022LisaLeQuelenec

'...great storm,

put all your winds to work

blowing their horns,

Set the whole night

galloping with its horses,'

                                                                                               Neruda

Available in my My Folksy store.

Great Storm   10x10cm acrylic on board   ©2022LisaLeQuelenec

15 Bounding to the shore - acrylic on canvas

 

Bounding to the Shore   20x20cm acrylic on canvas   ©2022LisaLeQuelenec

'Just enough wind to keep the whole sea in motion, to make the waves come

bounding to the shore, foaming and sparkling, as if wild with glee.'

                                                                                                                            Anne Bronte

Available in my Folksy store.

Bounding to the Shore   20x20cm acrylic on canvas   ©2022LisaLeQuelenec

12 Tranquil Beauty - acrylic on board

 

Tranquil Beauty   20x20cm acrylic on canvas   ©2022LisaLeQuelenec

'When beholding the tranquil beauty and brilliancy of the ocean's skin,

one forgets the tiger heart that pants beneath it; one would not

willingly remember that this velvet paw but conceals a remorseless fang.'

                                                                                                                  Herman Melville

Available unframed in my Folksy store.

11 That blue - acrylic on board

 

That Blue    10x10cm acrylic on board   ©2022LisaLeQuelenec

'That blue will always be there as it is now, after all man's destruction is finished.'

                                                                                                                          Georgia O'Keeffe

Available in my Folksy store.

That Blue    10x10cm acrylic on board   ©2022LisaLeQuelenec

10 Loveliness of Nature - acrylic on board

 

Loveliness of Nature   10x10cm acrylic on board   ©2022LisaLeQuelenec

'How despairing it is to view the loveliness of nature toward sunset

and know the impossibility of imitating it!'

                                                                                                       Ford Maddox Brown

Available in my Folksy store.

Loveliness of Nature   10x10cm acrylic on board   ©2022LisaLeQuelenec

9 A shining new day - acrylic on board

 

A Shining New Day   10x10cm acrylic on board   ©2022LisaLeQuelenec

'Each dawn before my eyes I see

A shining new day spread for me;'

                                                                                            Annette Wynne

Available in my Folksy store.

A Shining New Day   10x10cm acrylic on board   ©2022LisaLeQuelenec

8 Today is new - acrylic on board

 

Today is New   acrylic on board  20x20cm    ©2022LisaLeQuelenec

'The significance of what appears today is sharpened by the image

lingering in our minds from yesterday.'

                                                                                                                   Jane Atkinson

Available in my Folksy store.

Today is New   acrylic on board  20x20cm    ©2022LisaLeQuelenec