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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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