Gradually, the dawn began to infiltrate my dreams until I became wholly imbued with the spirit of night transforming into day. This feeling became the raw material for my painting, The Dawn Has a Lot to Offer.
There is always a beginning
In my dreams, there are colossal, intricate gates, constructed like the inner workings of a watch — a vast mechanism. I stand waiting with my camera, poised for the moment when light streams through the gates, igniting the mechanism and setting it into motion.
I gaze upward at this awe-inspiring spectacle, determined to capture the shape of the light through my lens as it spills through.
One morning, I awoke suddenly from another vivid dream and looked out of the window to witness a column of light. It was fleeting, vanishing quickly as the fog rolled in, while the dawn chorus swelled, growing ever more brilliant.
Gaynor's inspiration manifests itself in variety of artistic media. From an early age, she was drawn to the dark, mythical landscapes around her hometown of Hull, where her imagination breathed life into the haunted stillness of her surroundings. These moments became the foundation for new realities — worlds she explored, inhabited, and interpreted through drawing and song. By delving into the subconscious, Gaynor captures the fleeting moments between imagination and perception, embodying the 'possible impossibility of dreams' in her work. Often, a single idea finds expression across multiple forms, evolving into a painting, a piece of music, or a photograph. Her creations have been described as 'evocative, sensual, and transportative.'
For Gaynor, art is not something separate from life; it is deeply interwoven with the development of the human spirit. While each piece is an intimate, personal testament, they possess a profound ability to strike a harmonically resonant and emotional chord in those who take the time to engage with them.
