There is a moment, somewhere between the first mark and the final pour of resin, when a painting stops being made and starts being discovered. That is the moment I work towards in every piece within The Earth Series.
This body of work began quietly, with small studies, experiments in texture, and a curiosity about what happens when you let materials lead. What emerged over time were large-scale abstract paintings that feel less like compositions and more like landscapes remembered: earthy, layered, and alive with light.
Where It Begins: The Ground
Every painting in The Earth Series starts with the ground, quite literally. I build up the surface using texture mediums, sometimes mixed with sand, gesso, or modelling paste, applied in layers that are allowed to dry, crack, and settle before I add any colour. This stage is unhurried. The texture has to earn its place.
I work primarily with acrylics and ink at this stage, drawn to the way ink bleeds into raw texture and creates depth that paint alone cannot. Growing up in South Africa, I was surrounded by landscapes that had this quality, ancient, stratified, full of quiet drama. That memory lives in the surface of these paintings.
Building Colour: Earthy and Coastal
The palette of The Earth Series is rooted in the land and the sea. Ochres, burnt siennas, deep greens, and the particular grey-blue of the Dorset coastline on an overcast morning. Living and working in Dorset has sharpened my eye for these tones, the way light falls differently here than anywhere else I have lived. I use my homeland and my love of the colours of the UK to inspire my work
Colour is applied in washes and layers, some transparent, some opaque, always in conversation with the texture beneath. The painting tells me what it needs.
The Resin Finish: Depth and Permanence
The final stage, and the one people ask about most, is the resin. A carefully mixed and poured layer of clear resin seals the surface and adds a depth that transforms the work. Under resin, the layers beneath seem to recede and glow simultaneously. It is the closest I can get, in paint, to the feeling of looking into still water.
Resin also makes the work remarkably durable. These are original paintings built to last, to be lived with, not just looked at.
Original Paintings and Prints
Each piece in The Earth Series is a unique, original abstract painting. For collectors who love the work but are looking for a more accessible entry point, I am looking to offer a small number of limited-edition fine art prints, which will be produced to archival standards and signed by hand.
If you are drawn to abstract art with a sense of place, coastal paintings, earthy textures, work that rewards a long look, I would love for you to explore the collection.
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Tracy Pritchard is a Dorset-based abstract artist whose work is inspired by coastal landscapes, layered earth, and a South African childhood. Her paintings are held in private collections across the UK and internationally, and she exhibits regularly, including at Dorset Art Weeks. Her work is also available through Singulart.