About ten years ago Mary Loney shut me in a small room with a still life set up and some acrylic paint. I had avoided painting entirely up to that point in my life, mostly due to the fact that I was terrified of colour, or more specifically, trying to replicate colours.
When I started painting with oils I limited myself to four tubes of paint: alizarin crimson; prussian blue; naples yellow and white, mixing all colours from these, starting with single object compositions – suiting my restricted palette.
I have spent ten years in my comfort zone of artefacts and possessions – they have a general tendency to remain the same colour between sittings, unlike nature – whilst expanding my palatte to two reds; two blues; three yellows; two browns and white.
Maybe one day soon I will feel brave enough to attempt to use nature and the great outdoors as my subject matter and imagine that I might be able to do it some justice.
Until that day…..there is photography….
art
Shelf-portraits at Living Room Literature
Lovely to see my shelf-portraits hanging on Sarah Wah’s wall at ‘Living Room Literature’
I hope they inspire some creative literary conversations among her students!
Sarah runs bespoke literature courses in the cosy setting of her living room.
What a fabulous idea! http://www.livingroomliterature.com/
Brand new Shelf-Portraits 'Green Brontes' and 'Winter Pollen'should be back from the framers in time for Northlight Winter Art Fair this weekend :-)
‘Green Brontes’ rsw2016:
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‘Winter Pollen’ rsw2016
significant artefacts…
What a joy to paint this ‘portrait’ of this old Batterwhip which has lived in Nancyann’s kitchen draw for longer than she can remember! It is a beautiful object, and at some point in the past has had an old builders scraper welded to it to make a new handle. Made a refreshing change from painting book ‘Shelf-Portraits’!
Northlight Winter Art Fair this weekend!
Preparations under way for the Northlight Winter Art Fair this weekend. I’ll have art-prints and cards for sale, and some mugs! Also on display will be my latest Shelf-Portrait paintings….
Latest sales at Frivoli, Chiswick
New homes for ‘Figaro’ and ‘Penguin among the Pelicans’ – I do find it such a privileged to be able to do what I love and have other people appreciate it!!
'Evidence' open on bank holiday monday!!
The EVIDENCE exhibition is going well, and I have decided to open this Bank Holiday Monday as an extra. It’s not listed in the publicity, so spread the word!!
http://www.yorinspired.com/evidence-an-exhibition-of-artwork-by-roo-waterhouse/
http://www.hebdenbridge.co.uk/news/2016/095.html
Well Hung!!
Today I had TWO glamorous assistants: Kate Rhodes and Dorothy Simister, and the EVIDENCE exhibition at Artsmill is now…. completely hung 🙂 and ready for the PV on Sunday..
Thank you girls!!!!!!!
Exhibition half-hung today!
Storming ahead with the hanging of the EVIDENCE exhibition today at Artsmil, Hebden Bridge.
Many thanks to Dorothy Simister for her patience and expertise.. and giggles 🙂
EVIDENCE: Coming soon….
New paintings are varnished, mirror plates fitted, time to do some promotion!!