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The Old Kiln continues The Cotswold Dreams Collection. For as long as I can remember, I’ve had this abiding fascination with the idea of ‘Secret Gardens’; those special little spaces, forever hidden behind a gate or wall. That idea would soon expand, when I came to this project…
While my heart will always belong to the long rolling downs of Wiltshire, I’ve long been intrigued by some of the tight, wending valleys in and around the old Cotswold mill-town of Stroud… Specifically, how stone walls define pathways or frame gardens… That, and how our imaginations always want to see ‘over the horizon’… I hope that some of these images will spur your own imaginations & offer ‘a wealth of things that never were…’
I utilise ‘AI’ (Artificial Intelligence) to uncover initial concepts for my artwork; whilst a radical departure from Ann’s use of traditional oils, I find AI actually enhances my creative process. However, AI is no ‘magic bullet’ to achieving convincing images. Rather, it requires guidance through select prompts: a time-consuming and frustrating process. Each piece may undergo just a few iterations or several hundred. Trouble is, any learning you might’ve made progress with on one job, doesn’t carry-over! The result? Each new project starts afresh…
After stumbling my way towards a promising image, my next challenge is to enlarge it for printing. The base images are too small to print from, resulting in jagged lines and blockiness once scaled-up. So my next task, is to use my Mac computer to enhance sharpness and detail as images expand. All-round, it’s a painstaking process that AI has yet to master. As a result, I consider each of these images to be products of as much of the same care and attention that Ann puts into her paintings… The only difference, is that where she uses a brush, I wield a mouse!
As a parting thought, I leave you with this: remember that Art is something of a magic trick. If it evokes an emotional response in the viewer, then it’s fulfilling the intentions of its creator and not the tools he used to make it…
Our Fine-Art Prints come on two kinds of archival paper. For everything up to – and including – our ‘Medium’ size, we use 210GSM Fotospeed Smooth Art; a paper that offers exceptional contrast and detail. Because our larger, more prestigious prints need to be more impactful, we use Fotospeed’s 315GSM NST. Thanks to the gentle texture and bright-white base of this 100% cotton, fine art paper, it consequently delivers a wide colour gamut. The Fine Art Trade Guild have also certified these two papers. In conjunction with our pigment-rich inks, we therefore deliver a lifetime’s worth of enjoyment!
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