Rainlight story Inspired by the joyful chaos

Inspired by the joyful chaos of a wildflower field basking under a honey-colored sun

resplendent bloom

to return to

Thickly applied strokes of oil paint represent the shaggy coat of the big cat whilst small gold flecks add depth and interest to the painting

The oil paint is applied thickly with textured palette knifed strokes

Rainlight story Inspired by the joyful chaosRainlight, oil on canvas, 60 x 60 x 4 cm Rainlight is my response to that charged, electric stillness after rain when the woods feel rinsed and luminous. I wanted the green to feel alive, not polite, so I built the canopy in layered, broken brush marks that allow light to flicker through rather than sit flat on the surface. Each leaf is placed with small, deliberate touches so the colour vibrates and shifts as you move around the painting. The blue