{"id":56288,"date":"2025-06-13T13:25:54","date_gmt":"2025-06-13T12:25:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/?p=56288"},"modified":"2025-07-15T12:27:32","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T11:27:32","slug":"the-energy-of-place-pascale-rentsch-at-the-scottish-gallery-edinburgh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/the-energy-of-place-pascale-rentsch-at-the-scottish-gallery-edinburgh\/","title":{"rendered":"The Energy of Place: Pascale Rentsch at The Scottish Gallery Edinburgh"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>\u2018Pascale Rentsch is a true artist. Her paintings sing with the voices of the sea, the sky, the earth. Painting en plein air, she feels the energy of places with every fibre of her being&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;that is why we can truly say, she expresses the living Earth.\u2019 <\/em>\u2013 Norman Bissell, poet and author.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Living in Thun, Switzerland, <strong>Pascale Rentsch<\/strong> has had a passion for art from a young age, always carrying a sketchbook to draw people and animals. Aged just 15, she had a chance encounter with the landscape and wildlife artist John Busby, when he was teaching in Bern, saying, \u2018He introduced me to the organic living line of the pencil\u2019.<em>\u00a0<\/em>Busby invited her to visit Scotland for his drawing course in North Berwick, which led her to study painting at Edinburgh College of Art and going on to live in East Lothian.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pascale is renowned for her close communion with nature, the interface of artistic creativity and the subtle beauty of the environment in her lyrical landscapes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018<em>I love painting through the seasons, outdoors in situ, embracing the elements. I\u2019m not trying to copy nature, I\u2019m trying to express a feeling, a fleeting emotion.\u2019 <\/em>\u2013 Pascale Rentsch<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Exemplifying her intuitive bond with the shoreline, in <em>Gullane<\/em>, the viewer is immersed in the grassy sand dune, the soft, fluid palette \u2013 corn, peach, olive, pistachio \u2013 dripping over the paper; such a cool, crisp perspective across the calm bay to a hazy line of hills under coral-tinted clouds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Gullane-mixed-media-on-paper-1024x790.jpg\" alt=\"'Gullane', mixed media on paper\" class=\"wp-image-56291 lazyload\"\/><noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"790\" src=\"https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Gullane-mixed-media-on-paper-1024x790.jpg\" alt=\"'Gullane', mixed media on paper\" class=\"wp-image-56291 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Gullane-mixed-media-on-paper-1024x790.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Gullane-mixed-media-on-paper-480x370.jpg 480w, https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Gullane-mixed-media-on-paper-150x116.jpg 150w, https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Gullane-mixed-media-on-paper-768x593.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Gullane-mixed-media-on-paper.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>&#8216;Gullane&#8217;, mixed media on paper<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Luing is one of the Slate Islands, in the Firth of Lorn, Argyll, known for wildlife, tranquillity and its quarrying heritage, extracting three quarters of a million slates each year.&nbsp;<em>Dark Slate and Gold<\/em> juxtaposes the smooth black-grey rock with luminous shards of gold leaf, in a shimmering burst of sunshine over the glassy water and glowering sky.&nbsp;The use of thick hand-made watercolour paper, with untouched patches of white, enhances geological textures, light and shadow.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Dark-Slate-and-Gold-Isle-of-Luing-mixed-media-on-paper-1024x658.jpg\" alt=\"'Dark Slate and Gold, Isle of Luing', mixed media on paper\" class=\"wp-image-56289 lazyload\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Dark-Slate-and-Gold-Isle-of-Luing-mixed-media-on-paper-1024x658.jpg\" alt=\"'Dark Slate and Gold, Isle of Luing', mixed media on paper\" class=\"wp-image-56289 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Dark-Slate-and-Gold-Isle-of-Luing-mixed-media-on-paper-1024x658.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Dark-Slate-and-Gold-Isle-of-Luing-mixed-media-on-paper-480x308.jpg 480w, https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Dark-Slate-and-Gold-Isle-of-Luing-mixed-media-on-paper-150x96.jpg 150w, https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Dark-Slate-and-Gold-Isle-of-Luing-mixed-media-on-paper-768x493.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Dark-Slate-and-Gold-Isle-of-Luing-mixed-media-on-paper.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>&#8216;Dark Slate and Gold, Isle of Luing&#8217;, mixed media on paper<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>With a bold impressionistic splatter of turquoise and aqua, <em>Isle of Luing<\/em> depicts a tidal torrent crashing over the rocky coastline.\u00a0Rentsch uses mixed media \u2013 watercolour, pencils, crayons \u2013 and her signature flourish of brisk, brash brushstrokes and ad-hoc mark-making conveys the elemental rhythm of wind and waves in the rugged, raw environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Isle-of-Luing-mixed-media-on-canvas-board-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"'Isle of Luing', mixed media on canvas board\" class=\"wp-image-56292 lazyload\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"819\" src=\"https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Isle-of-Luing-mixed-media-on-canvas-board-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"'Isle of Luing', mixed media on canvas board\" class=\"wp-image-56292 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Isle-of-Luing-mixed-media-on-canvas-board-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Isle-of-Luing-mixed-media-on-canvas-board-480x384.jpg 480w, https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Isle-of-Luing-mixed-media-on-canvas-board-150x120.jpg 150w, https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Isle-of-Luing-mixed-media-on-canvas-board-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Isle-of-Luing-mixed-media-on-canvas-board.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>&#8216;Isle of Luing&#8217;, mixed media on canvas board<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Composed like a diptych, <em>Painting in the Rain<\/em> features two panels side-by-side, which imaginatively stretches the panoramic view on this misty day to illustrate the challenges of painting outdoors in adverse weather. The watery flow of pale pink, grey and blue captures the immediacy of the artist&#8217;s experience, paint drenched in the rain, blurring contour lines to symbolise the fusion of artist and natural landscape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Painting-in-the-Rain-mixed-media-on-paper-1024x673.jpg\" alt=\"'Painting in the Rain', mixed media on paper\" class=\"wp-image-56293 lazyload\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"673\" src=\"https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Painting-in-the-Rain-mixed-media-on-paper-1024x673.jpg\" alt=\"'Painting in the Rain', mixed media on paper\" class=\"wp-image-56293 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Painting-in-the-Rain-mixed-media-on-paper-1024x673.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Painting-in-the-Rain-mixed-media-on-paper-480x316.jpg 480w, https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Painting-in-the-Rain-mixed-media-on-paper-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Painting-in-the-Rain-mixed-media-on-paper-768x505.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Painting-in-the-Rain-mixed-media-on-paper.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>&#8216;Painting in the Rain&#8217;, mixed media on paper<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Rentsch\u2019s approach is like a spontaneous dialogue and observation of place, working physically in the landscape to translate the sensory experience; her paintings are, she says, like a visual diary without words, to reflect her emotional response. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In an undulating blended, bleeding swirl of blues, greys and whites, <em>Sky and Water <\/em>merge harmoniously together, focusing the eye on the almost imperceptible line along the horizon.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sky-and-Water-mixed-media-on-paper-1024x1016.jpg\" alt=\"'Sky and Water', mixed media on paper\" class=\"wp-image-56294 lazyload\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1016\" src=\"https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sky-and-Water-mixed-media-on-paper-1024x1016.jpg\" alt=\"'Sky and Water', mixed media on paper\" class=\"wp-image-56294 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sky-and-Water-mixed-media-on-paper-1024x1016.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sky-and-Water-mixed-media-on-paper-480x476.jpg 480w, https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sky-and-Water-mixed-media-on-paper-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sky-and-Water-mixed-media-on-paper-768x762.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Sky-and-Water-mixed-media-on-paper.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>&#8216;Sky and Water&#8217;, mixed media on paper<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Exploring this concept of liminality further, <em>The Edge is Where Everything is Found<\/em>, the ever-changing, transitional threshold, where sea meets the shore in a dynamic splash of white surf moves away from realism, showing Pascale\u2019s experimentation, to convey the atmospheric effect of light on water, and the layering of colour with gestural freedom.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/The-Edge-is-Where-Everything-is-Found-mixed-media-on-paper-1024x679.jpg\" alt=\"'The Edge is Where Everything is Found', mixed media on paper\" class=\"wp-image-56296 lazyload\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"679\" src=\"https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/The-Edge-is-Where-Everything-is-Found-mixed-media-on-paper-1024x679.jpg\" alt=\"'The Edge is Where Everything is Found', mixed media on paper\" class=\"wp-image-56296 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/The-Edge-is-Where-Everything-is-Found-mixed-media-on-paper-1024x679.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/The-Edge-is-Where-Everything-is-Found-mixed-media-on-paper-480x318.jpg 480w, https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/The-Edge-is-Where-Everything-is-Found-mixed-media-on-paper-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/The-Edge-is-Where-Everything-is-Found-mixed-media-on-paper-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/The-Edge-is-Where-Everything-is-Found-mixed-media-on-paper.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>&#8216;The Edge is Where Everything is Found&#8217;, mixed media on paper<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u2018My goal is to become one with what I paint, feel, see and hear, my arm merely an extension of what I am feeling, in awe of what I see in front of me.&#8217; \u2013 Pascale Rentsch<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Verging on abstract impressionism, this evokes the translucent soak-stain technique of the American artist Helen Frankenthaler, <em>&#8216;the landscapes were in my arms as I did it&#8230; I was trying to get at something.&#8217; (eg. &#8216;Mountains and Sea&#8217; and &#8216;The Bay,&#8217;, pictured below).<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Helen-Frankenthaler-Mountains-and-Sea-acrylic-on-canvas--1024x751.jpg\" alt=\"Helen Frankenthaler, Mountains and Sea, acrylic on canvas\" class=\"wp-image-56302 lazyload\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"751\" src=\"https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Helen-Frankenthaler-Mountains-and-Sea-acrylic-on-canvas--1024x751.jpg\" alt=\"Helen Frankenthaler, Mountains and Sea, acrylic on canvas\" class=\"wp-image-56302 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Helen-Frankenthaler-Mountains-and-Sea-acrylic-on-canvas--1024x751.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Helen-Frankenthaler-Mountains-and-Sea-acrylic-on-canvas--480x352.jpg 480w, https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Helen-Frankenthaler-Mountains-and-Sea-acrylic-on-canvas--150x110.jpg 150w, https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Helen-Frankenthaler-Mountains-and-Sea-acrylic-on-canvas--768x563.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Helen-Frankenthaler-Mountains-and-Sea-acrylic-on-canvas-.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Helen Frankenthaler, &#8216;Mountains and Sea&#8217;, acrylic on canvas<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Helen-Frankenthaler-The-Bay-acrylic-on-canvas--1024x1009.jpg\" alt=\"Helen Frankenthaler, 'The Bay', acrylic on canvas\" class=\"wp-image-56301 lazyload\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1009\" src=\"https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Helen-Frankenthaler-The-Bay-acrylic-on-canvas--1024x1009.jpg\" alt=\"Helen Frankenthaler, 'The Bay', acrylic on canvas\" class=\"wp-image-56301 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Helen-Frankenthaler-The-Bay-acrylic-on-canvas--1024x1009.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Helen-Frankenthaler-The-Bay-acrylic-on-canvas--480x473.jpg 480w, https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Helen-Frankenthaler-The-Bay-acrylic-on-canvas--150x148.jpg 150w, https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Helen-Frankenthaler-The-Bay-acrylic-on-canvas--768x757.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Helen-Frankenthaler-The-Bay-acrylic-on-canvas-.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Helen Frankenthaler, &#8216;The Bay&#8217;, acrylic on canvas<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Along the Berwickshire coastline, St Abbs Head is a Nature Reserve and seabird colony. The&nbsp;jagged high cliffs, submerged in shade, highlight the embroidered tapestry of azure, aquamarine and pink sea-streaked smudges under the fading glimmer at dusk.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Towards-St-Abbs-Head-mixed-media-on-paper-1024x765.jpg\" alt=\"'Towards St Abbs Head', mixed media on paper\" class=\"wp-image-56297 lazyload\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"765\" src=\"https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Towards-St-Abbs-Head-mixed-media-on-paper-1024x765.jpg\" alt=\"'Towards St Abbs Head', mixed media on paper\" class=\"wp-image-56297 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Towards-St-Abbs-Head-mixed-media-on-paper-1024x765.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Towards-St-Abbs-Head-mixed-media-on-paper-480x359.jpg 480w, https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Towards-St-Abbs-Head-mixed-media-on-paper-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Towards-St-Abbs-Head-mixed-media-on-paper-768x574.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Towards-St-Abbs-Head-mixed-media-on-paper.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>&#8216;Towards St Abbs Head&#8217;, mixed media on paper<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Around The Scottish Gallery, a recurring theme is wildflowers from meadow to woodland, river and seashore: poppies, snowdrops, bluebells, forget-me-nots, gorse and heather.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sea-buckthorn is a spiny shrub found along the sand dunes, blossoming with orange berries in Autumn. Foraged locally as a botanical, the berries add a salty tang to Fidra Gin, which is made in North Berwick. With a vibrant golden-copper hue, <em>Coastal Sea Buckthorn<\/em> illustrates how this plant has to be resilient to the sea breeze and changeable temperatures through the seasons.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Coastal-Sea-Buckthorn-mixed-media-on-paper-1024x858.jpg\" alt=\"'Coastal Sea Buckthorn', mixed media on paper\" class=\"wp-image-56290 lazyload\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"858\" src=\"https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Coastal-Sea-Buckthorn-mixed-media-on-paper-1024x858.jpg\" alt=\"'Coastal Sea Buckthorn', mixed media on paper\" class=\"wp-image-56290 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Coastal-Sea-Buckthorn-mixed-media-on-paper-1024x858.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Coastal-Sea-Buckthorn-mixed-media-on-paper-480x402.jpg 480w, https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Coastal-Sea-Buckthorn-mixed-media-on-paper-150x126.jpg 150w, https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Coastal-Sea-Buckthorn-mixed-media-on-paper-768x643.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Coastal-Sea-Buckthorn-mixed-media-on-paper.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>&#8216;Coastal Sea Buckthorn&#8217;, mixed media on paper<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Snowflakes Through Birch Trees<\/em> is almost a white-out with a snowy veil through which the slender skeletal branches of birch trees perch at the top of the hill. The pale palette and intricate details of birds and fence is like a pencil sketch \u2013 following Busby\u2019s mantra, \u2018<em>the living line of the pencil<\/em>\u2019 \u2013 the minimalism adding to the sense of peace and stillness in this serene winter scene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Snowflakes-amongst-Birch-Trees-mixed-media-on-paper-1024x699.jpg\" alt=\"'Snowflakes amongst Birch Trees' mixed media on paper\" class=\"wp-image-56295 lazyload\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"699\" src=\"https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Snowflakes-amongst-Birch-Trees-mixed-media-on-paper-1024x699.jpg\" alt=\"'Snowflakes amongst Birch Trees' mixed media on paper\" class=\"wp-image-56295 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Snowflakes-amongst-Birch-Trees-mixed-media-on-paper-1024x699.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Snowflakes-amongst-Birch-Trees-mixed-media-on-paper-480x328.jpg 480w, https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Snowflakes-amongst-Birch-Trees-mixed-media-on-paper-150x102.jpg 150w, https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Snowflakes-amongst-Birch-Trees-mixed-media-on-paper-768x524.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artmag.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Snowflakes-amongst-Birch-Trees-mixed-media-on-paper.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>&#8216;Snowflakes amongst Birch Trees&#8217;, mixed media on paper<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The Living Earth<\/em> is a joyful, spontaneous ode to place and moment, distilled through experimental vision; this is artwork born in the land, nourished by wind and waves, sunshine and rain. 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