tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3306620346262134412024-02-06T18:53:59.436-08:00 Michael Howley ArtMichael Howley Artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10358653854029165886noreply@blogger.comBlogger73125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-330662034626213441.post-20797343662914538852024-01-30T06:28:00.000-08:002024-01-30T08:55:13.602-08:00Welcome to Pendle Gallery by the Weir!<p> A warm welcome to my very own 'Pendle Gallery by the Weir'! It is a beautifully formed little gallery, nestling by the Weir in Barrowford Park (close to the Pendle Heritage Centre at BB9 6JQ). I feel very blessed to be able to show my work in such a characterful setting and at the very heart of the area which has inspired many of my paintings. I have exhibited at the Pendle Heritage Centre for a number of years now and my work has always been well received by those who visit. This led me to enquire whether there was a place connected to the Centre where I could exhibit my work more permanently. Fortunately, there was a room that was not currently being used and following the conversation with Rhona Brett, I was able to populate this exciting new space with my work and to open the new 'Pendle Gallery by the Weir' on Fridays and Saturdays. Since opening, I have had lots of lovely conversations with people about my work and our beautiful surrounding landscape and paintings and prints have gone off to new homes. Exciting times - roll on 2024! If you are in the area on a Friday or Saturday (10.00am - 4.00pm), why not bob in and have a browse. A warm welcome awaits!</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7yaM9x0AI88KAy3_coTSV0dirmhDv9tEdQIFn88NS_l_GHp9SYfmkrE0DfJ5Dj0WIyNCZEGoHTJdraKK5IbgDPma-ugBYxiiW6pdG63H6UcAib_M4phk8d5zHhF3a_At5VKvTkxjgR_7FX4nZD-GwcYyko68vmYwShNAdhEkFamqN9QnWI8BUBioGLoc/s4032/Pendle%20Gallery%20by%20the%20Weir%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7yaM9x0AI88KAy3_coTSV0dirmhDv9tEdQIFn88NS_l_GHp9SYfmkrE0DfJ5Dj0WIyNCZEGoHTJdraKK5IbgDPma-ugBYxiiW6pdG63H6UcAib_M4phk8d5zHhF3a_At5VKvTkxjgR_7FX4nZD-GwcYyko68vmYwShNAdhEkFamqN9QnWI8BUBioGLoc/w400-h300/Pendle%20Gallery%20by%20the%20Weir%201.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEbqYsI6BDhQG6Gwcn77mouzPhcD8gWg_BH2lzZU5Bic8QJ0r3DHeqrOScfaDQjloHm40nyCEceEOEbHXngcbAbON9pBy-Kh3q30NmrgSXJNS9YKrh9XBzlltg46qe9KlF5AqopiZVMEQymcMIjRzvEhBJ10UHQKA8QvqHKyeu96Ar-xK-xR4PP3F_L4M/s4032/Pendle%20Gallery%20by%20the%20Weir%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEbqYsI6BDhQG6Gwcn77mouzPhcD8gWg_BH2lzZU5Bic8QJ0r3DHeqrOScfaDQjloHm40nyCEceEOEbHXngcbAbON9pBy-Kh3q30NmrgSXJNS9YKrh9XBzlltg46qe9KlF5AqopiZVMEQymcMIjRzvEhBJ10UHQKA8QvqHKyeu96Ar-xK-xR4PP3F_L4M/w400-h300/Pendle%20Gallery%20by%20the%20Weir%202.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXgXB6Rdks7ug7tuFgQHvD59kXIP95TqWv95vxUwahE50WGOp6PGAtcHWNCGQHRrs-eSFwthsjFh8F4NTlgzNKq3CI5_to_dOpiAkia94cQLqzZrb9sjlvh-flSHk_WQ0ebnFwazPqvX7ddmCJQa1qOix0MUxxbXBxznDCLrNK0WeZ67VWB2T0v19meUs/s4032/Pendle%20Gallery%20by%20the%20Weir%203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXgXB6Rdks7ug7tuFgQHvD59kXIP95TqWv95vxUwahE50WGOp6PGAtcHWNCGQHRrs-eSFwthsjFh8F4NTlgzNKq3CI5_to_dOpiAkia94cQLqzZrb9sjlvh-flSHk_WQ0ebnFwazPqvX7ddmCJQa1qOix0MUxxbXBxznDCLrNK0WeZ67VWB2T0v19meUs/w400-h300/Pendle%20Gallery%20by%20the%20Weir%203.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Michael Howley Artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10358653854029165886noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-330662034626213441.post-15578507671048785822023-03-31T02:46:00.001-07:002023-03-31T02:49:24.962-07:00Inspired by my immediate surroundings<p> We have recently moved to a small but beautifully formed cottage at Roughlee which is situated in beautiful and wild countryside close to Pendle Hill. In fact we bought a large garden, overlooking Pendle which happened to come with a house! Since arriving, I have familiarised myself with our local landscape and have taken thousands of photographs as inspiration for paintings. 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'Through the Veil' is an original acrylic moodscape evoking a misty mountain scene inspired by my travels through the West Coast of Scotland. Often my paintings reflect something of the 'inner landscape' at the same time as the outer landscape. As I return to the world of art after a break, the way forward is not always clear and I have this sense of great opportunities, shrouded in mystery. Sometimes, as with the Harrogate art Fair, I have to take the next step in faith and trust that all will unfold in positive and exciting ways. </p><p>In life, I can't always see the way ahead and I tend to call for guidance, listen to 'the voice within' (noticing any 'pointers' that seem to appear) and then I take the next step. So having felt guided towards the Harrogate Art Fair, I have invested in a stall, selected a body of work, chosen and ordered the framing and had leaflets and business cards printed. So now I hope, pray and am even prepared to expect, that the weekend will be a success - involving rich conversations with fellow art enthusiasts, some of whom will want to take a piece of art home with them. I am really looking forward to sharing my landscapes and moodscapes and connecting with people again through my work. </p><p>Here's a link to <a href="https://www.harrogateartfair.co.uk/" target="_blank">Harrogate Art Fair</a>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6qkBbEioPTfdH8QoSMraZNpLWdcsBXFFznUsyR99p5uZhres0fKEpb_ICPoP5R-n6tSVEYT474iaCtVZaq9plbK95iuJJxootL_LxgjwLqbo-1CFvdvloA91mI_Oy0lxbSseKfKeSP6VXqYOYVihhsY4GOcWWo9EedUmN5JHjesuGrbBX8QTPlBbY/s3093/20221007_093724.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2698" data-original-width="3093" height="349" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6qkBbEioPTfdH8QoSMraZNpLWdcsBXFFznUsyR99p5uZhres0fKEpb_ICPoP5R-n6tSVEYT474iaCtVZaq9plbK95iuJJxootL_LxgjwLqbo-1CFvdvloA91mI_Oy0lxbSseKfKeSP6VXqYOYVihhsY4GOcWWo9EedUmN5JHjesuGrbBX8QTPlBbY/w400-h349/20221007_093724.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">Through the Veil (framing by Phil Darby)</p>Michael Howley Artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10358653854029165886noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-330662034626213441.post-25583115276556991962022-09-16T05:14:00.005-07:002022-09-16T06:54:34.374-07:00The Presence of a Portrait<p>I went on a bit of an artistic journey this week - out of my comfort zone and into the land of portraiture. I was working from an old photograph of my wife Jo's great grandad Edward Lowndes Aldersley who died in the Somme in 1916. In studying the image, I was moved by the slightly haunted expression in the eyes which seemed to me to reflect fear, uncertainty, sadness, determination and courage, among other things. The challenge was to somehow reflect these things through accuracy and sensitivity in the handling of the pencil. As I worked, I was reminded of the privilege of being an artist, in that we have the capacity to let the Spirit flow through us, breathing life into our work. In this case, I felt Edward emerged from the paper as the drawing progressed and became somehow present. There is something about the qualities of a soft pencil and a slightly textured paper that can help to bring out the depth in a study like this and to reflect the 'otherness' of Edwards expression. </p><p>The proof of the portrait is in the reactions of those closest to Edward, of course. On receiving it as a birthday present from me and Jo, her dad (Eddie) said 'Yes, that's grandad. It sounds strange but it's like I know him through this portrait - he comes alive'. Jo was also moved by the portrait and said, 'I feel like I can reach out and touch him'. As for me, I feel like I spent a little time getting to know him this week and I felt privileged to look into the young, scared, brave eyes of a cherished family member who lost his life so that we, and those before us, might have our freedom. I only hope that my portrait does his memory justice.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoOn0A8CjbGOzYo5RCd1uA9-H0Jz23gBcbizwGrjT_bkidydti_DLPzVedEXy05tYh6W4Ujm7uOHPiwTJa7LgSyiy6AjlNV6g8eoyq7rZhGaKHK47i3GaQFSd2uZNUpQe3dUb6Cl1Zlo4MSrH6napRfTG64oLjhsQgRBFR9RPslg-u1WmiOuqidCsB/s1600/Edward%20Lowndes%20Aldersley.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1077" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoOn0A8CjbGOzYo5RCd1uA9-H0Jz23gBcbizwGrjT_bkidydti_DLPzVedEXy05tYh6W4Ujm7uOHPiwTJa7LgSyiy6AjlNV6g8eoyq7rZhGaKHK47i3GaQFSd2uZNUpQe3dUb6Cl1Zlo4MSrH6napRfTG64oLjhsQgRBFR9RPslg-u1WmiOuqidCsB/w430-h640/Edward%20Lowndes%20Aldersley.jpg" width="430" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Edward Lowndes Aldersley 1883 - 1916</div> <p></p>Michael Howley Artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10358653854029165886noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-330662034626213441.post-68606743370724800752022-08-23T03:00:00.012-07:002022-08-23T04:40:39.531-07:00The Art of Life<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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</div><div><br /></div>Well, what a couple of years that has been! The pandemic forced a retreat from the studio and from exhibitions for a while and so, apart from one online workshop each week, my creative focus and energies shifted to visualising and creating the home life that we wanted. We (Jo and I) began by getting married in Scottish woodland (near our regular haunt -Watercolour Cottage, near Ardgour) - a beautiful, small and sacred ceremony in perfect surroundings. <div><br /></div><div>Shortly after, we began the process of moving house and building the dream - creating a wonderful new environment which would inspire all that we do in the future. This has involved (aside from a lot of prayer and soul searching) moving to a cottage on the edge of Roughlee, creating 'chicken world' in the garden, knocking down and replacing a workshop (which now has views over the countryside) and replacing the existing summerhouse with a hardier log cabin style - one which has an open view of Pendle Hill and is a very peaceful and inspiring space. </div><div><br /></div><div>So now we have a place that we love - a 'house of belonging' (to borrow a title from a David Whyte poem), from which we can dream, envision and then plan and work towards bringing things into being. We are feeling very blessed and grateful and are still pinching ourselves to make sure that it's not just a dream! Here are some photo's of our 'new' place at Ousel Rock, Roughlee.</div><div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Michael Howley Artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10358653854029165886noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-330662034626213441.post-9567135288111414172019-03-11T08:21:00.001-07:002019-03-11T08:33:44.353-07:00Dark StirringsThere are times in my life when I feel swamped by darkness for whatever reason - it may be triggered by current circumstances or it could be a 'dark night of the soul' that hopefully will pass. Thomas Moore wrote, (in his book with that title) that if you find yourself in the dark belly of the whale, all you can do is to be there and be carried by it. The other thing that he suggested was that you might find your own way of expressing it - whether it be through music, poetry or art, etc. Here are a few 'dark stirrings' from the belly of the whale....<br />
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<br />Michael Howley Artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10358653854029165886noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-330662034626213441.post-62905730387831373772019-02-05T04:37:00.001-08:002019-02-05T04:37:26.038-08:00Be Still'Be Still' is my second piece following our trip to Iceland. Often the most profound landscapes are the quiet ones - those you have to be still in order to fully 'receive'. The title is taken from the words 'Be still and know that I am God' of course and looking at this beautiful and subtle landscape, I had the sense that God was in his heaven and all was right with the world. Since returning to the 'real world' after our trip, much has happened to challenge this but I will always have the painting and the memory to remind me.<br />
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<br />Michael Howley Artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10358653854029165886noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-330662034626213441.post-61940128292785340222019-01-05T03:45:00.000-08:002019-01-05T03:45:18.952-08:00The Northern LightsWe have recently returned from a short break in Iceland where we were lucky enough to experience the Northern Lights. I have created my first pastel interpretation of them on black card and really enjoyed the ephemeral nature of the subject. Most of the pastel was applied to my fingers first and then to the surface which was a very subtle technique - echoing the way that the lights gradually emerged from a hint through to a dancing, intense display.<br />
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<br />Michael Howley Artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10358653854029165886noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-330662034626213441.post-11192138962295575462018-10-09T13:27:00.001-07:002020-04-20T08:04:20.586-07:00Northern SkiesI've been working on a new series of oil paintings over the last few weeks focusing on Northern Skies. I'm really enjoying the subject and the buttery blending qualities of the medium. Here are a few examples<br />
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<br />Michael Howley Artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10358653854029165886noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-330662034626213441.post-90963908273786639222018-05-15T04:33:00.001-07:002019-01-06T03:51:29.597-08:00Soul reflections<div dir="ltr">
Following my art & soul workshop with the Northumbria Men's Group on Sunday, I was reflecting on the importance of 'soulwork' in whatever we do. In my own work, I sometimes try and drop down into a deeper place before starting a piece of work, perhaps by listening to what's going on inside of me or just becoming still for a few moments or maybe listening to some music. Then I just try and let the image or images flow through me onto paper or canvas. Here are some of a recent collection of such 'soulscapes' and you can view more by clicking the 'innerscapes' tab at the top or by scrolling down your dropdown menu.</div>
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Michael Howley Artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10358653854029165886noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-330662034626213441.post-30449536313650028082018-05-14T07:09:00.001-07:002018-05-14T07:14:14.560-07:00soul-painting<div dir="ltr">
I ran a small group activity this weekend with the Northumbria Men's Group about letting soul express itself through pastel painting. It was about letting go, keeping an open mind, enjoying the process and choosing colours, tones, gestures, marks and shapes that express stirrings of the soul in some way. Always difficult to describe these things in words so I worked on a fairly spontaneous piece to introduce the idea and here it is...<br />
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Michael Howley Artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10358653854029165886noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-330662034626213441.post-39445695904078387532018-03-06T07:22:00.001-08:002018-04-10T05:54:29.929-07:00Snowy Peaks near Glencoe <div dir="ltr">
We recently spent a week up in Ardgour, Scotland where the scenery was wonderfully dramatic. Here's the first of what I hope will be a powerful series of paintings. This one was painted with soft pastels.</div>
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Michael Howley Artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10358653854029165886noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-330662034626213441.post-32983402337183576022017-12-06T09:50:00.001-08:002017-12-06T10:07:11.816-08:00Recent Moodscapes and Abstracts<div dir="ltr">
I have recently returned to watercolour wet into wet work and have really enjoyed moving between landscape inspired moodscapes and purely abstract pieces. There's a great freedom in mixing a range of colours and tones, wetting your paper and launching in with no clear idea of how the painting is going to look. Here are some of them...</div>
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Michael Howley Artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10358653854029165886noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-330662034626213441.post-5699775889523284092017-10-08T12:43:00.001-07:002017-10-13T03:55:31.971-07:00Rossendale Art Trail<div dir="ltr">
We had a great time opening up our home in sync with the Rossendale Art Trail this weekend, met some of our neighbours, fellow artists exhibiting at the church opposite and managed to sell a decent amount of work. Here's a piece that was well liked at the exhibition:</div>
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Michael Howley Artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10358653854029165886noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-330662034626213441.post-88472396255346924622017-07-18T05:06:00.001-07:002017-07-18T11:12:25.931-07:00Recent WorkI visited Hebden Bridge open studios last weekend and really enjoyed the 'artistic vibe' that was going on there. At the end of the day, I came across an artist called Anna Gibson whose work was just the kind of work that I am striving towards - on the line between landscape and abstraction and very evocative. So I was inspired to come back to the studio and continue working towards this goal. Only one or two of the images that I produced were anywhere close to that line but the others had value in their own right I think. Sometimes I have to allow myself to go through a transition from the realistic painter that I have been previously, to the semi-abstract painter that I hope to be. Here are the small pieces which are mostly oil paintings with a couple of acrylics as well.<br>
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Michael Howley Artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10358653854029165886noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-330662034626213441.post-4982885234285375652017-06-24T10:47:00.001-07:002017-06-24T10:51:31.544-07:00View from the Studio DoorI have been reading a book called 'The View from the Studio Door' which is about how artists find their way in an uncertain world. It has made me reflect upon why I paint and what matters to me as an artist. Initially, I wrote this in my journal and shared it with some of my students at s o u l s p a c e art studio. They encouraged me to 'put it out there' in some way and so I decided to begin with my blog. Rather than putting it on this page, I decided to create another page 'About my Work' so that it can stay there and remind me. Please select the tab for the page (above) or in your menu to take a look.Michael Howley Artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10358653854029165886noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-330662034626213441.post-21469256908285432382017-04-18T05:34:00.003-07:002017-04-18T05:51:58.053-07:00Four moodscape prints sold through Longitude GalleryI received an early Easter present last week with the sale of the following prints from Longitude gallery in Clitheroe. I'm heading over there this week to take them a small collection of original moodscapes to display in the gallery. The prints meanwhile have headed down to their new home in Kent - it's all good:)<br />
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Michael Howley Artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10358653854029165886noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-330662034626213441.post-37027031886293014602017-04-16T14:21:00.001-07:002017-04-16T14:22:10.072-07:00Updated Website<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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I've been working on this website for the last couple of days, adding the 'Seascapes' and 'Happenings' pages and tweaking my information generally. Please have a good 'rummage' around in the site to find any hidden Gems!Michael Howley Artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10358653854029165886noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-330662034626213441.post-39764841595346094752017-04-07T10:22:00.001-07:002017-04-16T11:58:50.703-07:00s o u l s p a c e art studio blissThere are days when I feel like God is in his heaven and all is well with the world. This week's workshops in s o u l s p a c e were like that. As theologian Frederick Buechner once said 'Our calling is where our greatest gladness and the world's hunger meet'<br />
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<br />Michael Howley Artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10358653854029165886noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-330662034626213441.post-28836402674745835652017-03-06T08:11:00.003-08:002017-03-06T08:11:21.209-08:00Artutor - Final Filming DayMy last day of filming for the Landscape Sketching Course went really well, I think. I produced 4 final Landscape Sketches, bringing some of the elements of landscape sketching together from the programme and adding one or two new ones in. You can take a look at arttutor by following my link on the online tutorials page (Click the tab at the top of this page or in the menu on your mobile). If you decide to subscribe through this link, arttutor kindly pay me an affiliates fee - every little helps! Hope you like these:<br />
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