Cath Duncan Art Copyright 2020

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Expressive and abstract paintings exploring the connections between our inner nature and the natural world around us. (Utrecht, Netherlands.)

More crops and collages that’ll go into my idea

More crops and collages that’ll go into my idea book.

Can you tell that I like limited colour palettes, dynamic lines, and quiet spaces?

I really enjoyed the experimental mark-making play

I really enjoyed the experimental mark-making play, collage work, and cropping for idea-generation that @davidmankinart lead us through. It all felt easy to pick up and play with on a day when I only have a short bit of studio time, a great way to get my energy up and generate new ideas, and super fun.

These are some of the crops and collages I made that will be going into my idea books.

Still enjoying reflecting on and digesting the les

Still enjoying reflecting on and digesting the lessons from the wonderful workshop last weekend with @davidmankinart at @coombefarmstudios

David is an inspiring, energetic, and generous teacher, and I loved his exercises for abstraction and idea generation. As always, it was also so good to spend time with other artists and enjoy their perspectives and the variety of art we all created over the weekend. And the fooooood! Oh my.

Thank you, all of you, for a very worthwhile and memorable adventure!

These two small works on paper are both available

These two small works on paper are both available through @bobcatgallery ‘s in the UK’s “100 x 100” exhibition this month.

All artworks in the exhibition will sell for £100… have a look through the wonderful range of 100 artworks by over 70 different artists to snap up some affordable art!

When your artist statement feels like a vulnerable

When your artist statement feels like a vulnerable thing to share…

Each time I review my bio and artist statement for a submission or exhibition, I have a little (and sometimes big) to and fro with myself about how much I want to share about myself.

My art practice is a container for my own exploration, expression, maning-making, and healing. It’s inseparably linked to who I am and how I experience the world, including my experiences with – and responses to – loss, chronic illness, and disabilities. So every time I share my story, it feels like an incredibly vulnerable thing to share.

But preparing my bio and artist statement for my solo exhibition at St Antonius Hospital felt different. Any fears that popped up were overridden by the knowledge that many of the people who’d visit the exhibition would be people like me, living with chronic illnesses and disabilities (and people who love and support them), and an even bigger desire to offer connection, a mirror, belonging, and encouragement through my art.

Here’s what I shared…

“I use mixed media because sensory experience is essential to me. After suddenly losing 80% of my vision and some of my hearing in 2013, I’ve come to cherish my senses more than ever. Through my art, I try to capture how landscapes feel—both physically and emotionally—using different mediums to convey their unique sensory qualities. For example, I might use transparent inks to depict the movement of light, water, wind, and skies, fine speckles of spray paint for delicate blossoms, and thick opaque paint to convey the weight and texture of rugged cliffs.

Focusing on my senses helps me notice and enjoy the small, beautiful things in life. It’s a mindful practice that calms me, grounds me in my body, and enhances my creative process. Ultimately, I hope my work inspires others to notice and savour the sensory experiences they enjoy and I love that my paintings can bring those wonderful feelings right into their home.”

I also addressed the question, “Do artists need to be able to see well?” My response is in the comments below.

Happiness is… seeing their joy at their decision

Happiness is… seeing their joy at their decision to buy these 3 of my paintings from my “April in Paris Study” series to display together in their home.

I don’t always know why a collector has chosen a particular artwork when they buy it, but when they do share, it’s always such a delight and wonder to see the resonance between my intentions for the artwork (which they often didn’t know about when they first felt drawn to the artwork) and where they’re at in their life.

What they need, what they’re seeking, what they’re exploring and learning about, or what they’re feeling deeply grateful for.

I don’t understand how or why, but I think that both making and choosing art (for yourself or others) can be a kind of prayer.

And I love, love, love it when - purely by picking out the visuals they’re drawn to - people find the prayers I made that turn out to be perfect for them.

This morning we hung 25 of my paintings for a solo

This morning we hung 25 of my paintings for a solo exhibition at St Antonius Hospital in Utrecht.

It makes me very happy to think of my art bringing the enlivening joy and delight of creativity and beauty to healthcare workers and patients and their families.

The exhibition will be up until 23 May. Pop by for a look if you’re a local!

I love this curved shape in the ice melt and the p

I love this curved shape in the ice melt and the perfect composition of water birds dotted alongside it.

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