Ikigai No 11 - I find joy in nature so the simple things are appreciated Painting

I have studied in art studios in Sussex and present my work at exhibitions in UK. I am currently being tutored at the Emily Ball Studios in Sussex. I work with acrylic and oil and look to create some mix media and collage work. Alongside my painting I also work with screen print, intaglio print and photography. I am inspired by emotional meaning, our psychological frailties, exploring human understanding and triggers of thought and action ! I am inspired by the challenges of human kind, simplicity, colour, humour, words, english slang and idioms. “We appreciate beauty more, when we are aware of life’s troubles ! “. My challenge is to prize open my eyes to find new ways to explore and communicate important human ideas and emotions that are tiresomely familiar but could be brought to the surface to create more moving emotional responses.