A crackle, a pop of colour. Craziness, then stillness. Flat and choppy. Free-fall, then harmony.

These new paintings are about the space beyond the landscape. They are about the unknown and the unrecognisable, but they are also about the familiar; the suggestion of a horizon, a still sea or a mountain top. The paintings are because of the landscape, not of the landscape. They are about energy, and the pace, rhythm and joy of life.

The works have been created over an extended period of time, drawing on sketchbook pieces, moments spent in the landscape and inspiration from an eclectic playlist of music, from classical, to jazz, to folk. I have painted, drawn and collaged my responses to the beautiful, dramatic and ever-changing landscape of West Wales that I love. I spend a lot of time generating my own language of marks using different tools and found objects such as sticks, driftwood and sponges. I use ‘sound mapping’ to create different sorts of marks and fill sketchbook after sketchbook full of ideas that eventually find their way into my work. In the studio I work with music playing and my paint brush responds to the pace and rhythm, my marks change as the tune moves along.

Each painting is a specific response to a moment in time and is a combination of contrasts. Colourful, bold, raw, messy, clean, scratchy, scribbly and swishy. In some there are words, a bit like graffiti, taken from my Lone Wanderings writings. My words etched onto the landscape, words that become marks that are almost tattooed into the surface. Every painting, big or small encapsulates my memories, my feelings and emotions, and each one has a special title which has emerged as the painting has come to life.

Constructing Colour An exhibition by Delyth Williams Newport-based contemporary painter Delyth Williams presents Constructing Colour, a new body of work exploring the relationship between landscape, memory, and abstraction through the language of colour. Rooted in her deep connection to the Pembrokeshire coastline, she builds her compositions through layers of vibrant hue and geometric form — constructing not just colour, but emotion, rhythm and a sense of place. Each painting captures the fleeting light and movement of the sea and land, transforming familiar views into abstracted spaces of reflection and joy. Constructing Colour celebrates the freedom of creativity, the beauty of the Welsh landscape, and the powerful role colour plays in how we experience and remember the world around us.

Sanctuary of Scenery is a contemporary exhibition, exhibiting 13 local artists. Artist exhibiting: Helen Elliott, Alan Perry, Sue Dewhurst, Jess Elliott, Alaw James, Delyth Williams, Ann Fletcher-Wiliams, John Pearce, Chloe Elliott Schmid, Jk Brown, Arborvitae Designs Jewellery, Zara Kuchi and Cerys Pollock.