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The prompt I am using today from #21daysinmyartwor

The prompt I am using today from #21daysinmyartworld is Favourite tools. It's probably most often going to be my painting brushes, but in this case I am showing my current favourite brushes. The Evergreen Dagger brushes from @rosemaryandco They are beautiful! You can see me using one in my last post. For this woodland work they offer just the right balance of accuracy and unpredictability as I turn the brush as I am working to utilise the diagonal edge with varied pressure.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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The #21daysinmyartworld was created by @taraleaver ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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#PaintBrush #ArtistTool #AtMyEasel #WoodlandPainting

Prompt 3 on #21daysinmyartworld - Latest work in p

Prompt 3 on #21daysinmyartworld - Latest work in progress. This is the one currently on my easel. A bit more to do and some compositional things to address but it is getting there. I had my first day back at the studio this week and was able to add more layers, lines, marks - I think the next visit to the studio will involve a bold move to push it further still. Part of my ongoing Beneath shadowed woods body of work. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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#BuildingABodyOfWork #GillianLeeSmithArtist #InstaArt #InstagramArtist #MixedMediaArt #Sketchbook #AccordionBook #ForestFocus #InkyLayers #TreeArt #WoodlandArt #PaintingTrees #MarkMaking #GLS100DayWoodlandProject⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
#Woodland #WoodlandPainting

Day 2 in #21daysinmyartworld and the prompt is Les

Day 2 in #21daysinmyartworld and the prompt is Lesson Learned. This was a tough one as I am learning lessons all the time so it's hard to choose just one. But in really thinking about this, I came to the conclusion that the biggest one for me right now is... Not to rely only on my 'thoughts and feelings'.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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I came to the end of last year feeling like I had achieved very little. That I had not grown or learned in the ways I usually hope to do. Feeling behind in so many things and a little burned out if I am honest.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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This week I am spending alot of of time reflecting and planning. I have created a planner for the artists I mentor and I am slowly going through it myself this week doing a chapter each day (it's a pretty hefty document) and it is amazing to really gather the evidence of all I DID do! I won't list all the things here as, well, it is important to me that there is no comparison to be made (we are all unique!) but I am truly glad that I took the time to go through last year in detail and be realistic with all that 2021 was for me. It is all too easy to focus on the negative and forget about all the big and small celebrations. The good , the challenging, the peaks and bumps in the road are all important to acknowledge. My 'thoughts and feelings' do not always reflect my reality.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Have you spent some time reflecting on the past year? We're you surprised by what you discovered?

#21daysinmyartworld Happy New Year everyone! I am

#21daysinmyartworld Happy New Year everyone! I am going to be sharing a few images in the next few weeks based on the brilliant challenge by @taraleaver.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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First up is a favourite painting. I shared this a few times here already but it is still a favourite so that makes it perfect for today. I still enjoy the many layers and gestural marks which evoke the feeling I have of being all at once lost, safe and comforted in this beautiful ancient woodland. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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'Entanglement' was the first finished painting in my 'Beneath shadowed woods' series which came out of walking in and being inspired by my local woodland during the endless lockdown early last year. Oil on board, measuring 24 x 36 inches it is currently in @theoldschoolgallery in Alnmouth. I will be continuing with this body of work in these early months of the year and have a few WIP's on the go.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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I kind of lost my voice a little here on Instagram last year with long gaps of not posting. So I am hoping this challenge will help me find my way back a little but in a gentle way.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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#AbstractExpressionism #ContemporaryArt #AbstractLandscape #Painting #OilPainting #Northumberland #NorthumberlandArtist #OriginalArt #ArtistStudio #Studiolife #ScottishArtist #WoodlandArt #ExpressivePainting #AbstractArt #ArtCollector

A selection of some of my favourite images from th

A selection of some of my favourite images from this past year. The recurring theme has been nature, specifically our local woodland and the ways it has inspired my small collection of work.
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I don't have too many words to share for this time. But I am grateful for all of the folks I follow here for your inspiration, creativity and all that you share of your day to day, your challenges and celebrations. And to those who follow me, like, comment and share, for your encouraging words, I am so thankful. The beautiful threads that connect art, friendship and community will continue on, from this year into the next.
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I wish you all the very best for now and the year to come.

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