here we go again
5 new panels taped and primed with gesso
solid layer of black on 2 and blue on 3
then pink on black and green on blue
then scratch and roll and dredge with oowder pigment
more tomorrow
Category Archives: cold wax
work on wet walls
my work always photos well on my studio walls
the damp crumbly old plaster is an excellent backdrop for abstract paintings
the leak in the gable is being fixed today, and it was strange working in the studio
with men standing on the turf shed roof outside the upstairs window
darker
this one is unusual for me
but you cant have light without dark
I just dont often face it
or paint it
Spring is coming
3 cradled wooden panels each 50 cm square
subliminal influence
Over the last couple of days I have been pondering the words of Henri Matisse
from a long hidden, recently discovered interview with him
The quote that struck me most was ‘ The subject is myself and what I see. ‘
Unusually for me, when I was painting, I was thinking of this idea and I had just taken these photos of our alder trees that we planted 5 years ago in a wet area among the reeds
So what was I painting and how did the thought and image of tbe trees impact the work?
Here are some images of the canvases at different stages over the last couple of days, as well as some closeup details
6 pieces 3 easels 3 stages so far
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
st bridgids day
First of February, start of a new phase, bright work, bright future, spring is coming
working it out
no words just paint
fireflies from afar
dont know why I am thinking of fireflies, and bright sparkling lights on water, and warm evenings
perhaps because its hailing and theres snow on the mountains
perhaps because in Portugal it was 19° at this time of day
peehaps because the warm reds and golds popped through the blues and warmed my soul
start again
this was the repeat refrain on a 10 day meditation retreat I did a couple of years ago in Nepal
applies in all walks of life!
3 paintings in my studio this morning, stuck, frustrated, unresolved
so ‘start again’!
2 new canvases, 80cm square
3 layers, wet on wet, of contrasting colours, oil and cold wax medium
then some different powder pigments
I’ll go back to them later today or tomorrow, when they are drier but still tacky, and work ovee with a roller
and then start again
monolith panels history
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