TOWARD THE SEA By Tamara Williams

TOWARD THE SEA By Tamara Williams [2023]

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Mixed media on wood panel

Image size: H:67 cm x W:67 cm

Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:51 cm x W:51 cm x D:2cm

Frame Size: H:67 cm x W:67 cm x D:4cm

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“Toward the sea” is part of my Tapestry series of semi abstract paintings that explore the simplification of shape, space, colour and texture in places I have visited. Some of these are specific to landscapes around my studio in Surrey, the South Downs and Devon but mostly they are a visual amalgamation of experiences, like a patchwork of memories and feelings from one or many places. Tapestry-like landscapes with bold mono-tone blocks which reflect the shadowy-shape of evergreen trees against more open hills and meadows. I see more when I’m not focused on the detail, painting intuitively with a mix of acrylics, inks, chalk and oil pastels to capture an emotive response to a place rather than the reality of a specific landscape. Brush strokes and marks are layered and carved with fluid lines that create imagined dream-like patterns. “Toward the sea” is painted on a wood panel with muted tones of slate, teal and moss, contrasted with a deep cocoa black to create a more graphic composition. This painting is framed in a hand-painted St.Ives frame in white.

Tamara Williams, painter, printmaker and artist, has artworks available online and in our gallery at Wychwood Art. Tamara Williams is a contemporary British printmaker, painter and designer, working with mixed media, wood and plaster to create semi abstract, textured painting and prints. Her design background influences all her work, from a focus on texture and mark-making to the energy and freedom of abstract line work. Ideas are inspired by the natural world and start with drawing, using a variety of line weights, with the negative space as much a feature as the positive. The landscape around her studio near The Thames is an especially strong influence. The riverbank and surrounding fields, filled with their tangle of wildflowers and graphic shapes, are deconstructed into abstract layers of texture. Further afield, the Cornwall and Norfolk coastlines are also represented in her recent work. Please contact Deborah on 07799 535765 or deborah@wychwoodart.com to discuss Tamara Williams' pieces.