Grace Squires.  

 

It has always been about the Story.   Stories I have read, watched, heard, remembered.   Stories that happened to me, that only happened in a dream, that haven’t happened yet.

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‘Doors Close, Doors Open’

“It was a house of many rooms. Which meant it was a house of even more doors. Sometimes the door from the library led to a tropical island or a school room in the throes of an exam. The door from the kitchen might open into a farmers’ market (very convenient) or a Northern Line tube to Morden via Bank (less so). The doors closed and opened according to their own mysterious timetables.”

 

Stories connect us: mother to daughter, as a people. 

A picture is said to be worth a thousand words. I think this must be true. I am in love with the act of painting, of rendering the thoughts in my head onto paper with colours, patterns and textures.

‘Garden Party’

‘The Perpetrator Of Purples’

I use acrylic paint and dry media (pencils, chalk pastels, charcoal) on panels and canvas.

I create my own monotype prints and use them for collage. Collage may be evident, or it may be used as a textural substrate. There are several layers to the paintings which get submerged or distressed back up to the surface. I see in this a parallel to story-telling. 

‘Ice Cream Sunday’

‘Liquorice And Strawberries’

‘The Bs That Were In The Bonnet’

‘Stacking’

I have been in group and solo exhibitions on the Isle of Man where I lived for several years before moving to Lincolnshire.

You can view my website by clicking on the link below:

www.gracesquires.art

 

I can also be found on Instagram:

@grace_squires_artist

‘Might Meet A Mermaid Today’

‘Earthworks’

‘Finding It’

‘Skyscraper Nursery’