Maggie
The Wasps Studios are a superb facility for artists in two neighbouring eighteenth century town houses called Cannonwalls and Claverhouse in the rural town of Kirkcudbright in Dumfries & Galloway. The fourteen studios are occupied by painters, printmakers, sculptors and textile artists, and they bring a rich vein of creativity and skill to the town to enhance events such as the recent Spring Fling Open Studios weekend, and the forthcoming Kirkcudbright Arts & Crafts Trail that takes place at the beginning of August.
Maggie Ayres is a mixed media and textile artist who produces fabulous work that explores texture and colour in a highly creative way. She has recently been working in encaustic which I really liked, with its depth and translucency that combines threads, ink, pastels and other materials.
You can view Maggie’s work here…….
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Who said that you should always put the focus on the eye to do a good portrait ;-)?
Mmmm……I notice that you put a question mark at the end……the question is….is it a portrait, or was the inept photographer trying to photograph the work when the artist got in the way?
Actually Maggie has quite beautiful hair, though she wasn’t at ease with me snapping her, so this was a compromise. I like her thoughtful look as well…..an artist pondering.
I like it when you make such compromises ;-).
It is an perfect mix of an portrait and a presentation of the work of the artist.
Thanks so very much….though I wasn’t fishing for a complement…..it is gratefully accepted.
Being a portrait photogapher, it can be frustrating when your wife hates having her photo taken. However, Maggie says she’s OK with this one 🙂
Great texture!
Thanks Kim……a little bit at a time and I could end up with a full composite…like a Hockney…