Mara Ellis Studio
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Paintings, clay studies and botanical drawings exploring colour, texture and the objects we live with.
A CLOSER LOOK
Works on paper, paintings and clay studies from the studio notebook.
A close study of brush, pigment and texture, balancing a deliberate mark with the unexpected.
An ongoing series exploring the shapes and contrasts found in everyday rooms and objects.
An open-studio study following changing layers, brushwork and the decisions behind a work in progress.
A seed head on the desk. A vessel with an uneven rim. The works begin with close observation, then follow a shape or colour until it becomes something of its own.
The material is part of the idea.
Drawings collect shapes, shadows and the colours that keep returning.
Pigment, paper and clay each leave marks that change the direction of a piece.
A final study is considered in natural light before it joins the collection.
Materials, unfinished studies and the quiet rhythm of making.
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