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Convergence (A Self Portrait)

Posted on September 18, 2010 by Ruth Weal

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 Ruth Weal

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 →

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Curvings

Posted on September 17, 2010 by Ruth Weal

An explosion of curving shapes is the best way I can describe this. It’s reminiscent of the way I used to fill a whole page of A4 with weird coloured shapes with crayons or felt tips when I was younger … Continue reading →

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The Four Elements

Posted on September 17, 2010 by Ruth Weal

Earth, Water, Wind & Fire I was day dreaming when I came up with the image of the swirls that were a bit like waves and as I was painting Water (part 2) I decided to paint the four elements … Continue reading →