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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/641526/Posterous_self.JPG http://posterous.com/users/4wEQxXWZSFGN Richard Heys richardheysfineart Richard Heys Mon, 19 Sep 2011 13:32:00 -0700 New Works from this summer http://richardheysfineart.posterous.com/new-works-from-this-summer http://richardheysfineart.posterous.com/new-works-from-this-summer

This summer I have engaged with many new canvases, one or two are ready be seen. I have also worked on some 'mood' pieces, these two gouaches remind me of the moors of my childhood in the Peak District, and the Seascapes are developing nicely.

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/641526/Posterous_self.JPG http://posterous.com/users/4wEQxXWZSFGN Richard Heys richardheysfineart Richard Heys Sat, 23 Apr 2011 14:54:06 -0700 Night series - The Night Time triptych http://richardheysfineart.posterous.com/night-series-the-night-time-triptych http://richardheysfineart.posterous.com/night-series-the-night-time-triptych I think we're nearly there.

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/641526/Posterous_self.JPG http://posterous.com/users/4wEQxXWZSFGN Richard Heys richardheysfineart Richard Heys Sat, 23 Apr 2011 05:06:00 -0700 The Night Series - Songs to the Night http://richardheysfineart.posterous.com/the-night-series-songs-to-the-night http://richardheysfineart.posterous.com/the-night-series-songs-to-the-night

The work is progressing well, I've managed to get into the painting and I'm really enjoying my little studio, not so little as it enables me to have 14 or so active paintings. I have several pieces in the final stages so that feels exciting. I'm trying not to think about sales and the rest of it, such thoughts are never helpful and always stop me in my tracks and push me into 'slick' mode.

I'm thinking about framing and finishing which is challenging me, what is the best finish for these canvases, are they robust enough to go into the world? Are they rigorous enough? It's always difficult to face this rain of thoughts, and critical voices, even when other's are encouraging, are they honest? Are they enthusiastic enough? The work is the only thing of importance, and if I still love it and still discover new things day after day then it's alive. And yes, It's still alive.

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/641526/Posterous_self.JPG http://posterous.com/users/4wEQxXWZSFGN Richard Heys richardheysfineart Richard Heys Fri, 25 Feb 2011 02:29:40 -0800 Work from the Green Studio http://richardheysfineart.posterous.com/work-from-the-green-studio http://richardheysfineart.posterous.com/work-from-the-green-studio At last the new space is habitable. This week I've been getting back into the work, it's cold and damp with little light but the paintings have something!

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/641526/Posterous_self.JPG http://posterous.com/users/4wEQxXWZSFGN Richard Heys richardheysfineart Richard Heys Fri, 14 Jan 2011 08:03:00 -0800 Night series - latest developments http://richardheysfineart.posterous.com/night-series-latest-developments http://richardheysfineart.posterous.com/night-series-latest-developments

As I'm without a large enough studio at present the Night series has been developing on a diminutive scale, there are now several directions. Things move away and reappear in new patterns, and some things stay the same. I like the ladder and thoughts of the notion of folds in time, like the folds we find in ancient bedrock. The granite of the Canadian shield, and the ancient stones and granites of Edinburgh offer an interesting lever into the paintings. The valley and the rise, the catacomb and the hilltop all sound forth, ancient and modern we still feel the pull and the release, bird call and night fall, a universal memory.

Along with the paintings I attached some images of ancient stone.

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/641526/Posterous_self.JPG http://posterous.com/users/4wEQxXWZSFGN Richard Heys richardheysfineart Richard Heys Sat, 06 Nov 2010 18:23:00 -0700 some developments in the Night series http://richardheysfineart.posterous.com/some-developments-in-the-night-series http://richardheysfineart.posterous.com/some-developments-in-the-night-series

I have made the most of the mild weather over half term, and spent many hours painting, the attached images show some of the work from the last week.

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The studio after the clocks have gone back, the day is much shorter, and as I can only get there in the afternoons most days, I'm feeling very pinched for time. I have a dozen or so canvases started, some well advanced and some still just at the beginning. This is half term week, so I'm going to make the most of the long days. I can still survive here without heating but not sure for how long. Perhaps I'll start some more red canvases. I'm excited to begin the Diptych I've been planning, and two smaller cotton canvases.

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I noticed this play of light and shadow when I was roused from sleep by a hungry cat, I shot some video which captured the added delicacy of heat rising, marvellous.

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/641526/Posterous_self.JPG http://posterous.com/users/4wEQxXWZSFGN Richard Heys richardheysfineart Richard Heys Mon, 18 Oct 2010 15:23:16 -0700 New Studio space http://richardheysfineart.posterous.com/new-studio-space http://richardheysfineart.posterous.com/new-studio-space Work recommences in the new studio - a rather good week!!

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/641526/Posterous_self.JPG http://posterous.com/users/4wEQxXWZSFGN Richard Heys richardheysfineart Richard Heys Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:02:02 -0700 New ideas for 'Night' http://richardheysfineart.posterous.com/new-ideas-for-night http://richardheysfineart.posterous.com/new-ideas-for-night I started these gouache sketches in France last week, I think there may be something here.

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I've really enjoyed the studio I think I've made the most of the last five weeks, I just wonder what I would accomplish if I had a similar studio on a more permanent basis. The paintings as far as I could take them can be seen above, they are in storage for the time being.

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I'm adding some shots of the studio, showing progress so far this week

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/641526/Posterous_self.JPG http://posterous.com/users/4wEQxXWZSFGN Richard Heys richardheysfineart Richard Heys Wed, 04 Aug 2010 11:54:00 -0700 Last few days of summer studio http://richardheysfineart.posterous.com/last-few-days-of-summer-studio-0 http://richardheysfineart.posterous.com/last-few-days-of-summer-studio-0

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I've been enjoying the luxury of this large studio space, I'll be bereft when I move back home, and stuck for space too. However, here is the work, still progressing coming closer to the point where I can feel happy to stop.

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/641526/Posterous_self.JPG http://posterous.com/users/4wEQxXWZSFGN Richard Heys richardheysfineart Richard Heys Wed, 04 Aug 2010 11:48:00 -0700 Last few days of summer studio http://richardheysfineart.posterous.com/last-few-days-of-summer-studio http://richardheysfineart.posterous.com/last-few-days-of-summer-studio

I've been enjoying the luxury of this large studio space, I'll be bereft when I move back home and stuck for space too. Still here is the work, still progressing coming closer to the point where I can stop working...

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/641526/Posterous_self.JPG http://posterous.com/users/4wEQxXWZSFGN Richard Heys richardheysfineart Richard Heys Fri, 23 Jul 2010 15:10:00 -0700 Work in progress http://richardheysfineart.posterous.com/work-in-progress-i-have-been-developing-the-t http://richardheysfineart.posterous.com/work-in-progress-i-have-been-developing-the-t

I have been developing the turquoise painting it seems all 'Full fathom five'. The dramatic red and indigo piece is growing on me and growing in depth and complexity, today I added further reds and cobalt violet. I also worked on the light band softening some areas and edges to broaden the  spatial complexity.

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/641526/Posterous_self.JPG http://posterous.com/users/4wEQxXWZSFGN Richard Heys richardheysfineart Richard Heys Thu, 15 Jul 2010 06:59:23 -0700 My Summer Studio http://richardheysfineart.posterous.com/my-summer-studio-0 http://richardheysfineart.posterous.com/my-summer-studio-0 I have a wonderful space to work in for the next weeks. I've been itching to work big for the last few months, so I feel like I'm breathing out at long last.

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