As we pass through the last few days of 2019 It’s time to reflect on what’s happened over the year. In my case, what’s come out of the Studio. These are some of the paintings I’ve created in 2019. I’ve chosen my favourite from each month. January The sky went a bit OTT when I […]
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I feel a song coming on. Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas from Cathy Read Art. Thank you for sharing my journey with you and I look forward to more adventures and shenanigans in 2020.
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Manchester Central painting shows a major railway station in the heart of the city. Closed during the Beeching reforms and left derelict for years. It was used as a car park and little else. Transformed in the 80’s and 90’s to its current glorious state. The first thing I notice is the clock. (I’ve a
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Am I seeing things? The moment I started to paint this, the Robot appeared. I’d been drawn to the ornate hinges on the large black door and the fanlight above. The orange yellow glow of ink became his eyes. The arch or stones above his hair. A mouth looking slightly worried and a box body
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How 16 Handrail reminds me of my past life A strange place to begin, but the 16 Handrail painting meditation threw up some interesting thoughts. When I started these reflections on paintings I often had deep thoughts, and this inspired me. With other images, I tended to be carried away with poetic verse. Even the
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Why a Heart Keyhole Painting? I’m not into hearts and flowers and cute images in general. So I sometimes wonder why I chose this keyhole? It was for its heart shape, but why does that appeal? What is it about hearts that makes them so popular for keys and keyholes? It’s a rhetorical question, beacause
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