Journal

From the Studio

Short visual stories from the forest studio on Bass Lake: paintings as they come off the easel, the animals that turn up, what the light is doing, and what I am testing this week.

A companion project

SoilScapes: an invitation to listen

SoilScapes began with a simple interruption. When winter froze the experimental soil beds at Bass Lake, the data stopped. In that silence, measuring stopped and listening began. Eight recording stations now work as an ensemble, instruments tuned to the slow grammar of the ground.

Winter listening station in the snow at Bass Lake, from the SoilScapes project

A planter among the experimental soil beds at Bass Lake

Night sky over the soil beds after rain, from the SoilScapes field journal

A sound gallery of field recordings from the beds.

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Dated observations, sketches, photographs and field notes.

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Soil horizons, live temperature and moisture by depth.

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Watch the work happen

Timelapse and process videos from the easel in Oro-Medonte. Paintings coming together from first wash to final detail.

Long studio session. A full painting coming together from block-in to final details.

At the easel. Building colour and form, layer by layer.

Acrylic timelapse. Layering colour from first wash to final highlights.

Brush to canvas. Texture and movement worked in stroke by stroke.

Studio process. Watching a piece take shape in real time.

Colour study. Exploring palette and value on a small panel.

Close-up brushwork. Detail work and colour mixing up close.

From sketch to finish. The full process, condensed into a minute.

Layer by layer. Depth built through patient layering.

Painting session. A quiet stretch of studio time in Oro-Medonte.

Work in progress. A piece mid-development on the easel.

Long-form timelapse. An extended look at how a painting develops.

Studio detail. Fine detail work with gold leaf and acrylic on canvas.

Wide studio view. A look at the whole workspace while painting.

Painting moment. A favourite step in the process, captured.