Latest work - Reach
I've been working on a series of new paintings for for a show in May. "Reach" is the first of these paintings. Inspired by a line from a poem:
"My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight"
From "How do I love thee?" By Elizabeth Browning
I'm pushing my abstracted landscapes to be more free. Using larger sweeps of colour with only hints of details. The painting is on a large canvas (70cm x 70cm) which enabled me to loosen up. There are some fabulous textures in the bottom of the canvas where I've used crackle paste. From a distance, these are not obvious, but as you get closer, you can see them more clearly. I hope this makes the piece work on two levels, from a distance and closer up.
Reach 2
"Reach 2" is next in these series of paintings. Using the same colour palette as "Reach", on this painting I've used more 'grass' detail in the bottom of the canvas. I'm still playing with the abstract nature of these pieces, leaving the viewer to interpret the scene. It is a smaller painting, 30cm x 30cm.
