Watching people viewing my paintings is a fascinating experience. I feel a mixture of excitement and self-consciousness.

In September, I finally went back to Acrylic, after about 8 months of experimentation with pigments and natural binders.

After submitting the collages using powder pigments, I thought about going back to acrylic. I made a contraption to filter out the nasties from the brush water in preparation, too.
However, it really felt like giving up on the challenge halfway through. And that’s not me. I had to try and paint using the medium, not satisfied with just collages….

As mentioned in my previous post, for the last 3 months or so, I’ve been working on a more environmentally friendly picture making process. I initially tried to paint with powder pigments mixed with a natural binder but lack of experience in using pigments and/or their inherent characteristics made it difficult to achieve the transparent colours - an essential component of my paintings which rely on layering.

My project began with the intention to become a more eco-friendly artist in the long run, with the first specific goal to submit work for Positive Environmental Art (PEA) exhibition at Mid Wales Arts this summer.

To be totally honest, the start of 2022 was underwhelming. I had two persistent cold back to back from the beginning of December - following my first flu jab and third Covid jab.