Pattern and form compete, shifting across the shallow picture space.
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A layered grid—a rectangular piece of coloured canvas framing a missing circular form at its centre—both obscures and reveals a loose geometry.
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A recent study on paper. Acrylic and pencil on 130gsm acid free paper, 11.7"x16.5". Abstract painting in dark grey, white and pink.
A recent study on paper. Acrylic and pencil on 130gsm acid free paper, 11.7"x16.5".
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Colours and forms come and go as layers accumulate. Time, an essential variable, allows the painting to grow and find itself.
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A painting of layers—hidden and revealed. Formality undermined by the irregular and the awkward.
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"one thinks with one's words, with one's hands, with brush and paint the idea is not behind the words or behind the painting but is in the words and the painting." ~ Merleau-Ponty
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It’s strange how a picture comes together. Sometimes the seeds of an idea are sown, and it can take years before they blossom into something concrete.
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After a break of a couple of weeks, this small painting, Japanese Moon, is now complete. A few final collage elements were added to vary the surface and gently disrupt the composition. It now feels finished.
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