Considering gardens as subject matter, I mean to explain the type of gardens I’ve become attracted to, to the extent that I wish to paint them that is. These are enchanting gardens, spaces with soul, private, man-made, with considered planting, colour, structure and intimate nooks. I seek to capture something of the feeling of wonder, of the magic I feel in these places.
The placement of plants, lines cut into hedges, yet always a wildness ready to burst forth... I particularly enjoy the contrast found in formal gardens between relatively restrained elements and the wilder aspects as trained plants come free.
I find I'm becoming increasingly drawn to colour and form, shape and movement, sounds, scents, and the feeling of being outdoors as time slips by and the seasons change yet again. Landscape and gardens in particular seem to connect me to the past in ways I cannot imagine or feel if I’m indoors. It’s something both awe inspiring and intimate, depending on the location, a sense of walking in another’s footsteps, imagining what they felt and thought as they stood in the same spot. It's difficult to define these feelings and imaginings, the inevitable thoughts of my own mortality, the unstoppable passage of time and thoughts of what I will leave behind me when I’m gone.
Georgina Vinsun
1 Hazel Grove
Biddulph Moor
ST8 7NY
Stoke-on-Trent
Staffordshire
United Kingdom
Europe
