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Fiona Richmond

Fiona Richmond

Folder: Older Work

Small paintings on wooden panels. These are taken from drawings done when walking at the site of Fort Doyle on the North East coast of the Island and a few photographs. I wanted to create a visual map of the area responding quickly to things seen. #w

Some more small works that are about moving through the landscape in a specific site up near Fort Doyle and the derelict shore station of the lighthouse nearby. It’s a barren area as the winds whip up from the north east so nothing much in term

I’ve just written a new blog post about the joint exhibition that Aaron and I have been working towards, though it swerves off into lots of weird tangents. Link in my Linktree bio above.

Another fascinating read.

Start of a small painting of a row of derelict fisherman’s cottages near Rocquaine overshadowed by the multimillion pound mansion Ocean House.

Another large fallen tree. The weird gyrating insect-like roots makes the tree feel as if it is dancing and has a real presence in this drawing.

Large drawing taken from weekend sketches. And reading the Guernsey Press today, there was a picture of the Guet taken 100 odd years ago before the Monterey Pines were planted (along with a particularly odious letters from one of the many usual conse

The fort and cliff face is looming well but I think the sky was more expressive before. I may have to wipe back. 🤔

A wonderful second hand treasure that I found recently. I love the delicacy of colour the photographic plates, and like Phyllis, I’m not that certain of my botany. I really hope this dedication was written with love and isn’t as mansplain

This is a pretty grotty drawing, but making it felt right. Drawing these pitiful savagely upended trees with their vulnerable exposed gnarly roots and the velvety inky darkness of their stump voids has thrown my mind into all sorts of strange visual

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