Andy Marshall's Genius Loci Digest: 6 March 2026
During my travels for In Pursuit of Spring - whilst I painted every day, my hands became a chromatic register of the day's findings - as well as my camera, pen and sketchbook.
During my travels for In Pursuit of Spring - whilst I painted every day, my hands became a chromatic register of the day's findings - as well as my camera, pen and sketchbook.
There’s a quote by Pablo Neruda that illustrates how I feel: “There is another reality, the genuine one, which we lose sight of. This other reality is always sending us hints, which without art, we can’t receive.”
And perhaps most of all, it knows that I do not wish simply to observe this island, but to belong to it - to become, in however small a way, another layer in its long conversation.
And thus I have found myself in a career where attentiveness is a necessary prerequisite. In the years since I started out, something has gradually washed over me - and through me - like wine through water.
A chance to own a limited edition print of the the Sea of Steps at Wells, leading up to the Chapter House.
It began with a visit to Lastingham in October last year. Since then, there has been a growing awareness of the spirit and art of place - not only to steady us, but to generate an overwhelming sense of hope and direction.
A chance to own a limited edition print of the Romanesque crypt at St. Mary, Lastingham, Yorkshire.
An opportunity to own an original piece from my 4x5 Khadi Papers sketchbook: an ink and watercolour drawing of the Anglo-Saxon crypt at Repton painted on 100% fibre, textured cotton rag paper.
That moment got my cognitive juices flowing. I began to wonder: if a single face could hold such depth, what might happen if I tried to capture it line by line in my sketchbook?
✨ Wondering why I ask for support?
An Anxiety of Memberships