River by my door

imaginary landscape of coloured houses
River by my door

Sadly I started this 10×8 inch picture on too many varieties of oriental tissue so it was impossible to flatten it out – hence the wrinkles that persist! Otherwise I was pleased with it!

Pick and mix

beginning a collage of items from lessons in Year of the Spark with Carla Sonheim
Year of the Spark

This is just the beginning of the piece. At lesson 23, the year’s work is nearly done. It’s been brilliant! Year of the Spark has followed Year of the Fairy Tale – both with Carla Sonheim. This year Lynn Whipple has provided half the lessons. Super mix of talents.

lesson-23-main-III kid myself it now looks a teeny weeny bit like an Egyptian tomb wall – I shall call the bathing belle Nefertiti.

Next year it will be Y is for Yellow. Watch this space…

Boulder folk

stylised folk with boulders for heads - goes with picture entitled Boulder Bash
Boulder Folk ready for the Boulder Bash

Another from my series about the Moeraki boulders. Silly but colourful! The image is 8×10 inches (25.5×20 cm), painted in various acrylic media on paper.

Boulder bash

sort of abstract landscape inspired by the Moerake Boulders NZ
Boulder bash
© Catherine Redmayne

One of a series of paintings referring to the amazing Moeraki Boulders in New Zealand. The image is 10×8 inches (25.5×20 cm) painted on paper with a variety of acrylic products.

Face

An expressive portrait of a woman. Collage with drawing and pattern on black background.
Face
© Catherine Redmayne

A woman’s face. Her expression is sad, lost in her own thoughts maybe. An experimental collage which seems to be complete at this stage. I like it anyway!

Mixed media on paper, the image measures 8×10 inches (20×25.5 cm).

Face of man

Experimental painting of a man's face with a monotype drawing mounted on a textured background by Catherine RedmayneExperimental painting: blind contour drawing of a man’s face done with monotype and then mounted on a textured background. Couldn’t think of anything to do next so in the ‘look at later’ pile! Image 8×10 inches (20×25.5 cm)

Grebe

A long-necked bird by Catherine Redmayne
Grebe

One of those splodges of paint which suddenly turned into a recognisable bird! I couldn’t bear to add to it in case the grebe disappeared again. Image 8×10 inches (20×25.5 cm). Just another for the drawer…

Sweet sugar dumpling

A leaping joyous fat lady
So I’m fat – I don’t care!

One of a recent series of figures outlined with heavy black. I love the way the bright colours look like traditional stained glass. I remember dancing to this song way back… Didn’t want to offend with the real title!

Image 8×10 inches (20×25.5 cm)

I’m too old for all this malarkey

I’m too old for all this malarkey

I feel for this lady! Mixed media on paper, image 8×10 inches (20×25.5 cm). Have a giggle!

And now: tote bags!

Do visit and see my pictures on tote bags  – I am thrilled with the look of them. You can adjust the placement of the artwork, or make it smaller – just click the one you like to see the possibilities. (Copyright line on this example won’t be on the bag!)

Beach friends Flotsam & Jetsam
Beach friends Flotsam & Jetsam

IX-A He loves me

He loves me!
IX-A He loves me!

A colour piece chosen for the Summer Exhibition at Redleaf Gallery, Tunbridge Wells from 13th June – check the gallery site for times of opening. Image size 8×10 inches (20×25.5 cm).

Faces of me!

Encouraged to find colour palettes and do self-portraits for my week’s lesson on Year of the Spark, I have done three faces. Here they are with the colour selections.

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Blue lady

1794 blue lady.bA portrait that grew from eyes that ‘appeared’ in a kind of swirling paint mix. Image 8×10 inches (20×25.5 cm), mixed media on paper. Reproductions for sale in my print on demand shop.