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Lights, Camera, Action.
Sometimes I think that Jesus must have been a good laugh. He was human and God and honestly I reckon either would be good enough reason to conclude that he would have been absolutely hilarious. Think about it, think about the crazy, funny people we all know. Think about the weird animals in the world.…
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Wasps and Shadow Puppets
There is a line in the kids movie Shrek whereby Shrek and Donkey are talking about being layered. Shrek maintains he is an onion and Donkey thinks he should describe himself as more like parfait, because everyone likes parfait. I am sure we are all multi layered, I’m just trying to figure out if I’m…
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Memories that anchor
‘Autumn Light’ Acrylic on Paper, 04/09/24 My parents live in a red brick 1930s house called Rostan. The house was the first house to be built in that particular area and it sat in an orchard. The orchard is almost entirely gone, given over to housing, and all that survives is a single ancient pear…
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New Years Eve
New Years Eve is a reflection of a moment that reaches for hope, but which often lands in disappointment. New Years Eve holds so many good intentions, so much desire to do things well in the coming year. Yet for me I find there is a loss of a year possibly wasted and a uncertainty…
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Pearls from Heaven
When I was painting this artwork, Pearls from Heaven, I was considering many ideas, one of was the Israelites plight in the desert and the manna from heaven provided by God. I, however, wished to turn it on its head and consider a more contemporary vision. In the developed world we are so very rich…
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Caught in the Brambles
Sometimes when I am painting I just get started, then when I feel it has concluded I assign a title. It is very intuitive, but I find that there are similar concepts and imagery that comes forth. In the case of ‘Caught in the Brambles’ I started by painting branches like language, every stroke is…
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Myths and Legends
It is important to define the difference between a myth and a legend. Myths are stories that are made up, legends are stories with some sort of historical truth to them but which cannot be verified. With all my paintings there is a fundamentally interwoven meaning which cannot be completely extracted and expressed verbally. However,…
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Hidden Coves
Presence and absence is something that I’ve always found a conceptual curiosity. As human beings we are forgetful of the spiritual, viewing it with suspicion or disbelief – even mislabelling it, yet there is a sense of right and wrong, good triumphing over evil. Sometimes I find myself wondering about humanity. Every passing year I…
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Hello World!
Welcome to Rostan Studio! This is the online home of Hannah Taylor, Artist. More blog posts to come…
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