Hollow Land, 2022 pink earth, cherry, walnut, hawthorn and mulberry tannins, distemper, thread and stone on reclaimed textiles Abigail Booth This patchworked painting of Abigail’s began earlier this year when she was invited to contribute an article to Issue 1 of the beautiful new publication @linseed_journal. She chose to document her work at the time extracting a colour palette from fruit woods, many of which ended up feeding into this piece currently on show in our exhibition. Extract from Beneath the Bark: In Search of Natural Colour “As we face the altering of our once reliable seasons, I turn to my work in the studio: a place I use to process our shifting relationship with nature. To unravel lost narratives and seek fresh stories within the fabric of plants and earth beneath our feet ... I discovered that cherry bark relinquishes a rouge pink evocative of the first bite of its fruit. That young hawthorn whips release a blush akin to their blossom and later berries. And that plum gives a burnt orange reminiscent of sweet flesh beneath bitter skins. Pear, meanwhile, is as subtle in colour as it is in flavour. It seems apt that these orchard woods produce a palette resonant of the soft pastels of spring, and the warm russets of autumn. A reminder to cherish and protect the ancient and tacit relationships we have to nature and to plants ...” To read the full article, and many more, head to @linseed_journal to purchase Issue 1 Idylls of the Field 13 Aug - 24 Sept open by appointment @lemonstgallery Withiel, Cornwall #idyllsofthefield #expandedpainting #textilepainting #assemblage #textileart #textileartist #quilt #patchwork #handquilt #handstitch #contemporaryart #contemporarypainting #pigment #earthpigments #materialhistories #abstractart #visualart #artdaily #artiststudio #abigailbooth #forestandfound