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Pearlised paintings by Emily Louise Heard that show the beauty of the sky

Emerging Welsh artist Emily Louise Heard, is preparing for her third solo exhibition in South Wales with a series of colourful acrylic paintings dedicated to exploring the beauty of the sky. "I’ve always been fascinated by the sky. It provides me with an endless source of inspiration because you simply cannot see the same sky twice," Emily explains. "To me it is like a painting that an artist is continually working on, forever changing in differing levels of light, tone and shade and I love the challenge of trying to capture the beauty and the emotion that the sky evokes."

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Abstract acrylic painting of billowing clouds in soft blue, white, pink and purple tones with pearlised highlights, by Emily Louise Heard

Emily works from her home studio with a mixture of acrylics and inks on canvas and adds subtle shimmery highlights to her work using pearlised pigment powder. She is in the process of building a new collection of sky paintings ready for her solo exhibition in The Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl, in September 2018.

She adds: "My paintings are not about realism, detail or perfection. They are about colour, emotions and expression, pouring your heart onto a canvas, bare and exposed for others to see. Every brush stroke is a cathartic healing process, an escape from reality and into peace. The sky is my favourite subject to paint because it reminds me that in comparison to its vastness, we are so small. Life too is small, so live every moment of it."

Soft abstract acrylic painting of a dreamy sky filled with swirling clouds in pastel shades of pink, purple, blue and yellow with pearlised highlights
Soft brushstrokes in turquoise, pink, purple and cream blend together to create a dreamy sky painting with wispy clouds
Dreamlike painting of a crescent moon amid layered clouds in shades of blue, purple and pink, with pearlised highlights creating a shimmering effect across the sky
Swirling clouds in shades of purple, pink and cyan with a luminous centre, creating an ethereal sky scene with pearlised highlights
Dreamy night sky with soft pink, purple and blue clouds surrounding a crescent moon, with shimmering pearlised highlights throughout the composition by Emily Louise Heard
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