CRUMBLING CLIFFS NEAR CROMER

Another 'little gem'  5" square acrylic ink work on Lana Vanguard.

Its sad to say that many of the cliffs along the north coast of Norfolk are crumbling away, as in many parts of our lovely English coastline.  Every so often from Hunstanton along to Cromer and beyond these gorgeous red and white cliffs can be seen in this state of erosion.

THE SAPLINGS

My series of 'little gems' grows almost daily and here is the latest based on the many silver birch saplings in the woods I constantly drive past as I leave home on my various trips.  This one is a 5" square created with poured inks with selected opposing  colours and textured by using waxed paper.

TUMBLING WATERS

I have been creating a series of small acrylic inks called 'little gems' sometimes landscape, sometimes gardens or water. Here is the latest only 9" x 6" using wax wrap and cling film to create textures.  Great fun. They sometimes get scrapped when they don't materialise into anything worthwhile but I thought this turned out ok.

TROPICAL WATERFALL

I have at long last had my blog dashboard sorted out with Google Chrome - but its now giving me trouble uploading into my FLICKR ACCOUNT. I can't seem to win.

Anyway, to put you in the picture I have been working on what my art friends call 'my little gems' over the past few weeks and creating acrylic ink paintings  5" square or  7" square works on Lana Vanguard.

 I have tried to revert to my less literal style of how I painted a few years ago before I got bogged down with Norfolk landscapes after I moved here. 

Here is a little one of a series where I have tried to get in close with my imagined subject forgetting landscapy scenes with skies.

NEW WORK FROM JULY 2012

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regards Joannie
24.07.12

COASTAL VILLAGE NORTH NORFOLK

From my Michael Morgan RI book I noted how often artists create through what he says ....'allows imagination to engage with the subject schooled by the nature and art he has long observed' ...


so thats what I did here with memories of many a visit to our lovely nearby North Norfolk coastal region. Using acrylic inks on my favourite Lana Vanguard 'paper'. Like Michael Morgan 'unpeopled' to provide a sense of calm and peace.

Above is what I have written in my flickr account where I have posted this painting. Still  having major problems uploading images to my blogger, so plan in future simply to
refer any visitors to my flickr account at

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joanniem

HOPE YOU TAKE THE TROUBLE TO USE THIS LINK 'cos I don't want to lose you all!!!!.
 many thanks from J oannie until I get myself sorted again!

SKETCHING WEEKEND AT SNETTISHAM BEACH

Just had a long weekend with Anita at our friends seaside cottage at Snettisham. Despite heavy rain with occasional  warm sunny periods, we managed lots of outdoor sketching.

Here are two - the wonderful Snetttisham parish church in the rain and a saddlers brown ink and Lamy pen sketch of Bircham Windmill.