This stretch of wharfage lies along the upper reaches of the Staithes estuary. I found here a spiralling accumulation of compositional elements. In the foreground, reaching from the right, a cobbled boat-slide sweeps underneath moored fishing boats, lying at angles dictated by an absent tide. The arm of Cowbar Nab curves in from the left hand side, and around the harbour to the north. The sense of a vortex is further implied by the swirling cloudscape above. The striated masonry of the wharfage directs the gaze towards the centre of the painting and the footbridge, which stands like a portal to a scene beyond the viewers reach.
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Lovely to be in #Staithes again, delivering some new work to @staithes_gallery - into the capable hands of Ian @burke1913.A few more views of my studio (& an Upton Studios trail map) ahead of this weekend - Upton Artists & Makers are opening their homes and studios for folks to get a glimpse of the craft and process behind their various art work: 11-12 June as part of @osnotts Festival Fortnight.I'm running an open studio this weekend, 11-12 June - with work in the studio itself and in our old threshing barn (seen here) at High Farm, Upton.I am part of this at the weekend - be lovely to see visitors at my studio (and will have guests - Elsa Rickett-Trueman and Mark Green) …We are doing a little open studio trail here in Upton on 11-12 June, as part of @osnotts 2022 - all are welcome to visit.Search Susan’s blog
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