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Forest of Luffness, painting progress 1

Above – another painting in progress – from my new series inspired by the history of a Carmelite friary in Aberlady.

It needs a bit more work to express the same mysterious narrative I amied for in the last painting (below). The painting above feels too distanced somehow – a bit too pictorial if that makes sense!

‘Forest of Luffness 2’. Oil on 40×40″ wood panel. Rose Strang 2024

I’m calling this particular series ‘Forest of Luffness’ not just because I like all those ‘F’ sounds! But also because this particular series is all about the magic of that forest in May and June, whereas the paintings from earlier this year, in winter, were far darker in tone and subject matter, which I find is always the case with my paintings seasonally.

Hopefully I’ll find time to paint and post on this blog tomorrow, if not it’ll likely be Wednesday. I’m also going to post some updates on an upcoming documentary aout this series, which is being created by videographer/filmmaker Manuel Pennuto, it’s pretty exciting – more on that next week!

Painting process – finished painting

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Here’s the seventh video showing the process of a painting (which I’m calling ‘The Path’ for now) from my new series inspired by the remains of a Carmelite friary in the mysterious forest of Luffness.

I’m talking here about what my intentions were in making the painting – facing our mortality, protecting life and experiencing the wonder of life. I might just call this painting ‘The first of June in the forest of Luffness’ but I’ll have a think!

These videos are also posted on my instagram which is findable under ‘Rose Strang art’

Painting process 6 – nearly finished!

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Here’s the sixth video showing the process of a painting (which I’m calling ‘The Path’ for now) from my new series inspired by the remains of a Carmelite friary in the mysterious forest of Luffness.

I’m talking about a couple of dilemmas here that came up – mostly how to make decisions that keep the panting loose without overworking it.

These videos are also posted on my instagram which is findable under ‘Rose Strang art’

Painting process 5 – ‘The Path’

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Here’s the fifth video showing the process of a painting (which I’m calling ‘The Path’ for now) from my new series inspired by the remains of a Carmelite friary in the mysterious forest of Luffness.

I’ve added a Bach variation piano piece to enhance your viewing pleasure. Tomorrow I’ll post the next stage.

These videos are also posted on my instagram which is findable under ‘Rose Strang art’