Isle Of Wight

So, although regrettably, University is over and I have now settled into a relaxing few weeks at home. Last week I took a short trip to the Isle of Wight with my very close friend and his parents. It was very peaceful and it was nice to reflect on the year and the potential of what could lie ahead. During the trip we visited the ‘Ventnor Botanical Gardens’ which I must say were quite fascinating. You could definitely be forgiven for thinking you were lost in some tropical or far away land, yet it still retained an often royal, stylised feel to it.

Amongst the floral lustre however, the information centre at the front of the gardens had a very intriguing water feature that instantly took my eye. Often I see things that I find interesting to view in abstract forms. As with my ‘Rummage through the bins’ escapade, I was taken by the shape, textures and colours within the object and photographed several compositions that are less identifiable at first glance. Again, they may inspire future paintings but I am also enjoying them simply in their photographic form.

I have produced similar images to the following before, taken from the undersides of rusted boats at Lyme Regis and will put them up when I can find the disk!  For now, here are the best from the recent selection…