My Paintings

I wouldn't call myself a gifted artist, but I've always loved to paint and doodle. Here you'll see a selection of my weird and perhaps occasionally wonderful abstract paintings and doodles.

Born Under A Storm

Posted on May 25, 2011 by wealie

For She Is The Storm - Copyright R.Weal 2011

One of my family’s favourite stories about me (of which there are many), is how I was born under a raging summer storm. In fact, that August in the year of my birth was a very stormy one and apparently … Continue reading →

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Dealing with depression

Posted on December 8, 2010 by wealie

Is this what you want from me? - Copyright R.Weal 2007

I read a really good article about depression today called In the Fog by Ginger, who shared her personal story and the things she has learnt about depression and how to cope with it. If you get the chance it … Continue reading →

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Intricacy

Posted on September 23, 2010 by wealie

This painting is kind of a cross between a painting and a doodle, the detail is very evocative of my doodle styles. The more intricate design is thanks to some spiffy new itty bitty paint brushes that I used to … Continue reading →

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Little Swimmer

Posted on September 18, 2010 by wealie

Definitely a very cute little critter and a fantastic swimmer to boot! I was lucky enough to get a non-blurry pic of this little bit swimming around as they’re awful fast. It’s amazing how often you can see water voles in … Continue reading →

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Convergence (A Self Portrait)

Posted on September 18, 2010 by wealie

This is one of my older paintings and has a lot of meaning for me. I painted it during the dark days after my Grandmother died when it was too painful to write, too painful to be around anyone, too painful to leave the house. Convergence, Confluence and Overload of the Senses

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Hold on to your sight

Posted on September 18, 2010 by wealie

Yes that is my hand; I created this one as an earlier version - Sight Bound

Yes that is my hand; I created this one as an earlier version – Sight Bound ended up being a much darker piece than I had originally intended. The idea of this piece is to represent the power we hold … Continue reading →