COAST of LIGHT
Art rooted in light, nature & place
Category: Process / Inspiration
What inspires me? How do I put together images?
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IN THE FIELD (versión en español abajo) Everything begins somewhere real: a cracked wall, the side of a tree, the beach at sunset. Fragments that turn into artworks of their own, layered, transformed, and filled with light. EN EL CAMPO Todo comienza en un lugar real: una pared agrietada, el tronco de un árbol, la…
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Mary Castle Reimagined (versión en español abajo) Mary Castle Reimagined: a work that began with a simple painting that has always been part of my life and grew into something layered and alive. The original brushstrokes belonged to my grandmother, a painter of quiet trees and calm horizons. Years later, I have revisited one of…
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(versión en español abajo) Sometimes it starts with a single frame, the way sunlight touches a crumbling wall, the shadow of a palm leaf, the quiet air in Plaza de Mina. This was the original photo that became the artwork, a simple moment of LOOKING UP, transformed through a simple added texture or two from…
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Introducing Clarence Greenway — writing and poetry on the COAST of LIGHT Since 2021, Clarence has published three books under HERONBAM, currently available on Amazon as Kindle editions and soon to be released in print. Process & Inspiration Most of Clarence’s writing begins outdoors, in the garden, surrounded by light and sound: thoughts arriving between…
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(Process & Inspiration ✨) (versión en español abajo) A flashback to 2007: photo taken by Anna @absowm_art not long after my arrival in Spain. Hanging out in La Caleta in the old VW van, rubbing tomato on toast, and listening to the soundscape of Cádiz. In those first few months I was still finding my…
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🌿 From branches to prints. ✨ (versión en español abajo) The artistic journey: how an everyday photo can unfold into a finished artwork. Here are two examples: First the source, the blooming jacaranda sky and the upward sprawl of a carob tree.Then the result: layered, framed, and alive as part of the COAST of LIGHT…
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(Versión en español abajo) Sometimes beauty hides in the overlooked, the cracks of an old wall, the underside of a tree, the quiet repetition of leaves. These patterns and textures are where many of my works begin. Today’s walk to work brought me more fragments to collect. Small reminders that art often starts with noticing.…
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What inspires a piece of art? Sometimes it’s a landscape, sometimes a colour, often just a feeling. These are a few textures and moments I’ve collected recently (from England) that may find their way into future work.____ ¿Qué inspira una obra? A veces es un paisaje, a veces un color, a menudo simplemente una sensación.…
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