RHYTHM OF THE SHORE
Lou Tonkin traces a path through waist-high reeds along the river’s edge. Shortly the river will open into Falmouth harbour and the open sea; but here at low tide, curlews and egrets forage in the seaweed that thrives on the exposed riverbed.
Lou is looking for a secluded spot where she can sit and sketch. Once she finds a nicely hidden nook, she dips down and begins. “Lots of my work is about what you see when you find quiet spots like this,” she explains. “It evokes a feeling of sitting patiently and watching nature emerge.”
Lou’s prints, populated by birds, wildflowers and leaves, all start in this way, with her walking out into the Cornish countryside in search of
