Water batiks trio all framed

These 3 works form the first finished part of 12 planned batiks focussed on the elements.  Work starts on the next trilogy this month - fire it is!  The work is created on silk using wax resist and silk dyes.  I put the wax on with a knitting needle - well, I can't knit, so I might as well use it for something!


This is Bath.  I spent many a happy day drifting round this fabulous city finding plenty of inspiration.
'The water brought the people and the people sang' - must be the longest title that I have ever given to a painting.  It's the history element you see, and there is plenty of history in Bath.
If you look closely you will see Pultney Bridge, Bath Abbey, The Pump Rooms and the head of one of the distinctive lions which graces Bath in the summer.
This piece made it to the Bath Prize exhibition last year.




'Bristol Fashion' seems an appropriate title for this composite piece which shows the familiar Hotwells skyline together with the masts and rigging of the SS Great Britain.
There is even a reference to the slave trade in the form of chains.
Again, a historical reference has helped to shape this work.
All of these batiks have distinctive 'ghostly' figures in them.  (Bit of a trade mark really).
Anyway, prints of this one seem to be very popular - people say it's the Hotwells bit which initially draws the eye.



The last one of the water trilogy!  It's Clevedon Pier - again a composite with details of the pagoda roof with weather vane and the metal span.
I've used the 'ghostly figures' to give a feeling of the length of the pier, a real sense of perspective.
Prints of this one will go into the exhibition in December which is at the Toll House at Clevedon Pier.
Must get on with the others now or I'll never be ready for December!!!!