COAST of LIGHT

Author: Steve O

  • Ficus de Indias

    (Versión en español abajo)

    Last Sunday I spent some time under the great ficus tree near La Caleta beach in Cádiz, watching Anna (@absowm_art) do bark rubbings on its trunk. There’s something lovely about stopping, and just observing. I was taking various pictures, and back home I layered them into this finished piece, the tree’s energy finding its way through the whole image.

    Artwork will be available in the shop soon.
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    El domingo pasado pasé un rato bajo el gran ficus cerca de la playa de La Caleta en Cádiz, observando a Anna (@absowm_art) hacer frotados de corteza en su tronco. Hay algo muy especial en detenerse y simplemente observar. Fui haciendo fotos, y en casa las fui superponiendo hasta llegar a esta pieza final — la energía del árbol abriéndose paso por toda la imagen.

    La obra estará disponible próximamente en la tienda.

  • Standing in a Shadow of Nature

    (versión en español abajo)

    This artwork, like my others, is built from photographs simply layered into one another.

    The original tree can be found on my walk to work, part of a belt of green and pine trees, halfway along, where you notice a shift in the world. To walk through its shadow is to experience nature and calm.

    I added a touch of vermillion orange, which happened to be the colour of the day on a website I use, and which helped further make it what it is.

    Available as a digital download on my Etsy shop.
    https://www.etsy.com/listing/4490110936/autumn-tree-canopy-print-forest-wall-art

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    De pie en la sombra de la naturaleza (Un momento de quietud entre el ruido)

    Esta obra, como las demás, está construida a partir de fotografías simplemente superpuestas entre sí.

    El árbol original se encuentra en mi camino al trabajo, parte de una franja de pinos y árboles verdes, a mitad de camino, donde uno percibe un cambio en el mundo. Caminar bajo su sombra es una experiencia de naturaleza y calma.

    Añadí un toque de naranja bermellón, que resultó ser el color del día en una página web que uso, y que ayudó a hacer de esta obra lo que es.

    Disponible como descarga digital en mi tienda de Etsy.
    https://www.etsy.com/listing/4490110936/autumn-tree-canopy-print-forest-wall-art

  • Moonlight

    Artwork Highlight: Moonlight is one of my more recent compositions: bold, layered brushstrokes and a glowing full moon over a lone tree in Los Toruños Natural Park.

    Available as an art print in my shop

    https://www.etsy.com/listing/4330160604/moonlight-print-dreamy-night-sky-blue

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    “Moonlight” es una de mis composiciones más recientes, pinceladas audaces y en capas con una luna llena luminosa sobre un árbol solitario en el Parque Natural de Los Toruños.

    Disponible como lámina artística en mi tienda

    https://www.etsy.com/listing/4330160604/moonlight-print-dreamy-night-sky-blue

  • Mapping Creative Inspiration From Daily Prompts

    This week, inspired by maps as works of art, particularly those by Grayson Perry, I set out to create some of my own.

    This first piece incorporates all of my daily prompts (see previous blog post), woven into a minimal map of where I live. I wanted the work to feel part mind map, part emotional landscape.

    The piece is an attempt to geographically map my creative inspiration and surroundings, serving as a visual reminder of where, and from what, my creativity emerges around where I live.

  • Daily Prompts for Creative Practice


    Inspired by the coast, interpreted anywhere.
    A new project for inspiration, starting today.

    The COAST of LIGHT prompts are a simple framework for an ongoing creative practice.

    They grew out of my own creative process and the places where I find inspiration, something I’ll be reflecting on along the way.

    The same prompts will return each month, with occasional developments and new colour palettes.

    Everything is open to interpretation, so respond however you like, wherever you are: take photographs, record sounds, sketch shapes or lines, and so on.

    The aim isn’t to post every day, but to observe and build creative rhythm and consistency. Focus on one prompt a week or one prompt a month, exploring the full set over time.

    Come and follow along @coastoflight or even join in! #COLCP26