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Feeling the Suffolk Force! Tearing paper, scratchi Feeling the Suffolk Force! Tearing paper, scratching with biro, dripping wet string, all responses to moving through landscapes of Fenlands. Thanks again to @asylumstudiosuk for my residency. Image 1: watercolour, pen and ink, string, collage on stone paper. Image 2 & 3, details. Image 4: The magical garden of @the_artstation 5: Suffolk Captains Wood #captainswoodsuffolk #artinsuffolk #walkingasart #fenlandart #hairyart
Finding flow in the use of limited materials. Insp Finding flow in the use of limited materials. Inspired by the lasting imprint of military structures scattered across Suffolk. Image 1: watercolour, ink, string, thread, biro and collage on stone paper. Image 2: plane wings displayed @nasamflixton Image 3: aircraft engine displayed @nasamflixton Image 4: circuitry @nasamflixton Image 5: plant on beach Felixstowe Image 6: tangle of bracken beach Felixstowe Made whilst on residency @asylumstudiosuk #pinkinspiration #stringinart #tanglesinart #contemporarypainting #contemporarycollage
Asylum Studios and Suffolk have sprung upon me - i Asylum Studios and Suffolk have sprung upon me - into new ideas. What magical places, both Asylum and the county of Suffolk are!! Image 1: drawing out ideas with ink and watercolour. Image 2: a special kind of sunflower in @emmajwithers and @philip.robbins garden Image 3: fence near Shingle Street Image 4: a sign at Bentwaters Image 5: a gate at Bentwaters @asylumstudiosuk #shinglestreet #suffolkinspiration #penandinkdrawings #thinkingthroughdrawing #suffolkart
Made during Asylum Studios residency. @asylumstudi Made during Asylum Studios residency. @asylumstudiosuk Walks on Shingle Street and Felixstowe Port, the edge of England and the edge of Suffolk. Every bodily receptor fizzing with information - crunchy pebbles, desert like plants, bright coloured containers piled up like castles. Another great day. Image1: Watercolour, biro, threads, ink on stone paper. Image 2: Shingle Street - plant form with (Napoleonic?) fort in the distance. Image3: Felixstowe - plant form. Image 4: containers at Felixstowe Port #stonepaper #expressionisticart #contemporarydrawing #suffolklandscape #watercolour
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Matthew Swift

  • Recent Work
  • Earlier Work
    • Paintings
    • Artist Support Pledge
    • 24 Hours of Everything
    • Extended Field
  • About
    • Artist’s Statement
    • CV
  • Curation
    • Ground Work
    • Incubator of Ideas
    • By The Way
    • 24 Hours of Everything
    • Things That Are There
  • News
  • Contact
  • Shop
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