Redland Art Awards

Redland Art Awards

A Cloud Never Dies
Watercolour on paper, w 1260 x h 640, 2024

Redland Art Gallery, Cleveland
8 December 2024 – 28 January 2025

Created from my father’s A cloud never dies is a plein-air painting made after his passing. This work captures the ephemeral nature of cloudscapes using a calligraphic gestures, delicate interplay of pigment with water and drawing stimulus from Thich Nhat Hanh's teaching, of the same name which contemplates continuity and rebirth as solace in grief.

In this seascape, the horizon is a stabilising element, contrasting with the destabilisation that accompanies profound loss. A small, minimalist pigmented paintings within the composition acknowledges the weighty concerns of landscape painting traditions and disrupts the form. Illuminating the interplay of presence and absence this work explores the horizon's essential role as a stabilising force.