Two long weekends of Open Studios
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24-26 MAY and 30 MAY-1 JUNE : 11am to 5pm daily
Fran Marks
Acrylic and mixed media
Colour. Emotion. Memory. Not a particular place, but a coming together of my visual and sensory experiences. Whether the wild sea and landscape of the Cornish coast where I live, an autumn walk in the woods, or the shapes and colours of a spice market in North Africa, these encounters find their way into my work.
I use a rich palette to create abstract and semi-abstract paintings that evoke an emotional response to my environment. Observing texture, shape, movement and space, I bring these elements into my painting, constantly searching for connection to the land, sea and sky.
Walking by the shore or exploring new landscapes, I photograph anything that excites me, recording the marks on a rock, a stone wall, the blues of the ocean, the pattern of light through trees or the juxtaposition of colours. Back in my studio I use this source material to inform my work, sometimes as direct inspiration, at other times as an impression or idea.
I work intuitively, making bold marks on the canvas with charcoal, oil pastel sticks or ink and adding texture with sand, marble dust, paste or collage. I often lay down sections of poems or sheet music which may become completely covered or may show through. Building layers of paint, scraping back, adding drips of paint and more marks and using a variety of tools to apply the paint I create freedom, movement and visual texture.
I paint in a way that excites me. A personal journey of discovery which is constantly evolving. I continue to be drawn to the sea.
Studio 16
11 pengelly
delabole
PL339AN
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07803250828
Studio information
Situated off the B3314 in the centre of Delabole. At the Spar shop turn down Pengelly and No 11 is on the left next to the purple house. Come down the side of the house into the garden and the studio is at the end.
On-site parking
Family friendly
Open all year round by appointment
