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Tina Hurst Artist In Residence
Tina Hurst Artist In Residence

Tina Hurst
Artist
an abstract artist based at BL6 Studios whose practice is rooted in natural colour, sustainability, and intuitive design. With a professional background in architecture, fashion, and fine art, Tina now channels her energy into creating organic pigments, botanical inks, and fibre-based artworks using natural dye processes.
Inspired by Japanese philosophies and geological landscapes, her minimalist compositions explore spatial relationships and environmental narratives.
Tina also produces handmade artist materials through her Etsy shop, Prism Inks, and runs immersive workshops in botanical dyeing and eco-printing.

Ionic Fields I
A painting that hums with silent electricity, Ionic Fields I evokes the charged stillness before a summer storm—the atmosphere heavy with potential, glowing with unseen forces. Yellows dissolve into tangerines, and ember-reds rise from below, as if the very air has been alchemised into colour. There’s a meditative pulse in this piece. A gentle flicker. A quiet storm building in slow motion.
For lovers of minimal yet emotive abstraction, this work would elevate any contemporary interior.
Paired with other pieces in Tina’s Ionic Fields or Nebula series, this artwork invites dialogue between emotion and environment.
On its own, it radiates with the calm confidence of something eternal.
Artwork Title: Ionic Fields I
Artist: Tina Hurst
Medium: Botanical Ink On Fabriano Paper
Size: 27cm x 27cm
Price: £75
Presentation: box framed

Ionic Fields II
Like a slow exhale at golden hour, Ionic Fields II glows with the richness of late sunlight on skin. The hues here are deep and soft—coppery rose melting into sun-washed amber and ochre, with earthy greens quietly grounding the composition.
There’s a smoky sensuality to this piece, as if it remembers warmth, touch, or the blush of a moment not yet passed.
The collector who gravitates to Ionic Fields II likely senses energy in colour and appreciates the quiet power of intuitive mark-making.
Together with Ionic Fields I, this piece whispers in harmony, speaking of energy that shifts gently, rather than strikes.
Artwork Title: Ionic Fields II
Artist: Tina Hurst
Medium: Botanical Ink On Fabriano Paper
Size: 27cm x 27cm
Price: £75
Presentation: box framed

Nebula 2 Botanical Abstract
“Nebula 2” floats between breath and colour—a soft kaleidoscope of organic vibrancy, where violet mist meets cerulean skies and lemony light. Created using Tina Hurst’s hand-crafted botanical inks, this piece feels like sunlight refracted through emotion. Each hue is alive with energy, yet the overall composition is soothing, like the memory of a perfect sky just after rainfall.
The artwork is the result of a vegan, sustainable practice rooted in alchemy and intuition. Tina doesn’t just paint—she cultivates colour from seed, extracting dye from her garden and transforming it into pigment with a reverence for nature and transience. There’s an atmospheric quality to “Nebula 2” that makes it feel both cosmic and personal, like a whisper from something vast and unknowable.
Artwork Title: Nebula 2
Artist: Tina Hurst
Medium: Botanical Ink On Fabriano Paper
Size: 27cm x 27cm
Price: £75
Presentation: box framed

Nebula 2 Botanical Abstract
“Nebula 2” floats between breath and colour—a soft kaleidoscope of organic vibrancy, where violet mist meets cerulean skies and lemony light. Created using Tina Hurst’s hand-crafted botanical inks, this piece feels like sunlight refracted through emotion. Each hue is alive with energy, yet the overall composition is soothing, like the memory of a perfect sky just after rainfall.
The artwork is the result of a vegan, sustainable practice rooted in alchemy and intuition. Tina doesn’t just paint—she cultivates colour from seed, extracting dye from her garden and transforming it into pigment with a reverence for nature and transience. There’s an atmospheric quality to “Nebula 2” that makes it feel both cosmic and personal, like a whisper from something vast and unknowable.
Artwork Title: Nebula 2
Artist: Tina Hurst
Medium: Botanical Ink On Fabriano Paper
Size: 27cm x 27cm
Price: £75
Presentation: box framed


