Margaret Bird

My oil and cold wax abstracted landscape paintings are inspired by the idea that the horizon is not a fixed entity. One only has to take few steps in any direction or upwards and downwards and the horizon has, potentially, changed. Even from a fixed position, the horizon can change from one day to the next, a murky day or an exceptionally clear one changes how far you can see. The horizon lines in my recent landscapes are not clear, they are imagined and flexible, in the same way that the landscapes themselves are not based on any exact place. They can be where you want them to be, Usually, but not always, somewhere hilly or wild.

In life one’s horizons can change also. I started in watercolours, then acrylics and now paint mostly in oil and cold wax.

Who knows what will be next on my horizon, especially on a clear day?

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