Janette Phillips

The stages of a painting… from winning to losing to calling it a truce 🙏 Can you see Arnside viaduct which decided to show up early on in this one 😉 instagr.am/p/CslteTfIiB_/

I seem to be slightly addicted to working with shiny acrylic mediums as I love how the paint slips and glides across the panels. It does make it tricky to photograph though … 😬 instagr.am/p/CsbpsrdIxrx/

I joined @artofseanphillips on his ‘daily’ walk this morning 🌞 Managed to get all of our ‘ducks’ in a row 🦢🦢🦢🙌🏼 instagr.am/p/CsbkexII-Bl/

After a week away ( with daily boat trips) I’m back into channeling my own impressions of life alongside the estuary #morecambebay …. This detail is from my latest piece playing with the concept of warp and weft. instagr.am/p/CsZArshIZgG/

Self portrait with paintings in progress 😉 I have been sending out the anticipated materials list today to those already signed up for my next workshop in June. There are a couple of places left due to cancellations so if you want to come and be ins… instagr.am/p/CsB-i4EITNC/

Have you heard of the Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon ? Maybe the cats favourite lap position has made me paint and spot this shape 🤔 Also known as synchronicity 😉 instagr.am/p/Cr3cDxuoEWT/

It feels good to come back to my drippy panels again today 🌧️ instagr.am/p/Cr03gUqIiXC/

Yet another fabulously productive day with my regular Monday art group - creating abstract paintings and collages to a series of ‘prompts’ I called out over the morning 😉 These are all small details which show the way forwards to the next stage! instagr.am/p/CrtpCOoIJYv/

Feeling quite inspired after spending a creative weekend working with a great bunch of ladies and 🌸 🌱🌸 Drawing, painting, printing and collaging all led to some inventive collages and a new love for black 🖤 Can you tell there was a spotty vase in t… instagr.am/p/Crq1DkHoW1S/

That was fun 🤩 instagr.am/p/Crd2EC2oFae/

This week is all about colour and pattern as I prepare myself for an upcoming Pattern Play workshop this weekend here in the South Lakes. It feels so uplifting to get the florals back out! There are still a couple of places if you fancy an immersive w… instagr.am/p/CrbSPYHo7pw/

Experimenting with an aluminium panel 🤔 instagr.am/p/CrJREliot4c/

It’s a putting on your top coat and tidying up the edges kinda day! I love taking foreshortened shots especially when the light catches the drying varnish. Can you see the croft that arrived in this one ? It must be in anticipation of @banjo.beale as… instagr.am/p/Cq8a0r4on3K/

Elemental beginnings - from a neutral mix interesting things begin to emerge… instagr.am/p/Cq5y4SaIbcw/

Remember the big canvas I started at the end of March? It seemed to paint itself while I fiddled around on a group of small panels. Today I decided to keep the rawness and glaze some subtle colour and tonal shifts to capture the light on the estuary ☀️… instagr.am/p/Cq3V_I_Iw2W/

I did a bit of editing 🤭 instagr.am/p/Cqvu1q1IL6r/

Zooming out from yesterdays detail … the unintentional boat masts mean this one must be heading to the @lakesartists summer show… 💜 Lavender Haze by Taylor Swift happened to come on my playlist while I was working on this today- that has to be the … instagr.am/p/CqsYiQJoyli/

A detail from today’s painting which has an ethereal quality that I’ve been after for a while 😊 Can you see the first textured layer peeking through? #texturepainting #veiledcolour #acrylicpainting #todaysdetail #gossamer #paintedsky instagr.am/p/CqqnE5toxmf/

New colours peeking through… instagr.am/p/CqDw-IdovhG/

I gave you a couple of gritty close ups of this painting yesterday. Today I decided to drop the top right quadrant right down and I’m happy with the overall balance now 🤔 This colour palette seems to have been sticking around for a while now but… instagr.am/p/Cp52iQPoYsg/