{"title":"Paintings","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"golden-parkgate","title":"Golden Parkgate","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis painting comes from a visit to Parkgate on the Wirral, looking out across the estuary towards the Welsh hills.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe light that evening was incredibly soft and golden. Everything felt calm, but still full of life - Canada geese calling across the marsh, the smell of fish and chips, and that huge open sky seeming to hold everything beneath it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUsing layers of acrylic, oil pastel and touches of gold leaf, I wanted to capture the warmth of that light and the hazy distance of the landscape rather than paint the scene exactly as it appeared.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThere’s a stillness to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGolden Parkgate\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e that stayed with me afterwards. That particular kind of calm that settles into you without you really noticing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn original one-of-a-kind painting, created from a moment and a place that means a great deal to me.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e80cm × 80cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAcrylic, oil pastel and gold leaf on canvas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginal artwork\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50814225973415,"sku":null,"price":950.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0683\/4271\/0439\/files\/GoldenParkgate.jpg?v=1780769991"},{"product_id":"cloud-busting-1","title":"Pulling Down the Clouds","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePulling Down the Clouds\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginal Abstract Landscape Painting | Acrylic on Canvas | 100 × 120 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e£1,950\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInspired by the ever-changing skies above Swanpool Lake in Falmouth, Cornwall, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePulling Down the Clouds\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e captures the movement, light and atmosphere of the Cornish coastline.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLayers of shifting blues, soft whites and glimpses of distant sea create an expansive, impressionistic landscape. Painted intuitively with long, sweeping brushstrokes, the colours build and overlap, revealing new details the longer you look.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe title takes inspiration from Kate Bush's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCloudbusting\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and the feeling of trying to hold on to something fleeting — a particular light, a passing cloud, a moment that stays with you long after it's gone.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThere's a sense of movement and stillness in this painting. It changes with the light throughout the day, offering something different each time you return to it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI hope this piece offers room to breathe — and that in its open sky, you find your own weather.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50814590615719,"sku":null,"price":1950.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0683\/4271\/0439\/files\/PullingDownTheClouds-FullBleed.jpg?v=1780771560"},{"product_id":"cloud-busting","title":"Cloud Busting","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eCloudbusting 1\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eAcrylic on canvas \/ 100 × 100 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e£1500\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003ePainted from memory after a school drop-off, Cloudbusting 1 captures a fleeting moment above Swanpool Lake-bright light breaking through shifting cloud, the day still soft with morning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThis piece is part of a series exploring atmosphere, emotion, and landscape from within.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe rhythm of Kate Bush's Cloudbusting played as I worked - its hopeful tension echoing the sky I carried in my mind\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eUsing long-bristled brushes, I worked in sweeping, circular motions-layering paint to build depth and evoke the impression of weather and mood. The gestures are intuitive, aiming to translate memory into atmosphere.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eI invite you to linger in the weather of this painting - to let it stir your own recollections of skies and songs and everyday magic.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50814615355559,"sku":null,"price":1500.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0683\/4271\/0439\/files\/Cloudbusting1FullBleed.jpg?v=1780771691"},{"product_id":"cloudbusting-ii","title":"Cloud Busting II","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eCloudbusting II\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eAcrylic on canvas \/ 100 x 100 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e£1500\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eWhere Cloudbusting I captures light breaking through, Cloudbusting II lingers in the moment just before - a sky heavy with anticipation, soft and brooding over Swanpool Lake.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eDrawn from memory and mood, this painting explores the weight and wonder of overcast skies-the kind that quieten the world and hold everything in suspense.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eI used long-bristled brushes and slow, circular gestures to shape the composition, allowing layers of paint to settle and drift like the clouds they evoke. 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