My painting often begins

tangible

discarded image

the music of shape and colourr

 


My painting often begins with making (seemingly) random marks, or starting again on top of a discarded image, some of which may be retained as a kind of palimpsest. The subject may develop sooner or later as the work itself evolves, when the music of shape and colour take on the appearance of something I once saw or experienced, perhaps forgotten until that moment. I work on it until it feels right, responding to the initial marks in a kind of conversation with the image. I usually try to 'fend off' the moment at which an abstract arrangement begins to refer to something tangible.

Gallery

Boats, Birds and Beasts

Still Life, Thresholds

Homesteads and Hillsides

Vistas: Small works on paper

Miscellany

Sketchbook Display

 

Paintings range in price from around £300 to £2,500. All sizes are approximate.
Prints are often available on the Prints pages

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