Memory Lane

Good morning and welcome to my Monday Blog

Another visit to my archive.

Here is a painting from 2013.

It is one of my favourites and hangs in our home.

This work began with an underpainting which is shown below...

Viewpoint  Oils on canvas  20 x 20 inches

This process is 'creation-destruction-creation'...

I created an underpainting using transparent oils which were

scrubbed onto the canvas with a broad flat brush.

Some parts were rubbed out with a rag to make a lighter glow.

Marks and scratches resembled twigs, branches, paths and open spaces. 

 I wanted this stage to remain loose and abstracted.  

No image was used, it was purely imaginary.  The first creation part.

After this had dried I began the destruction stage with no regrets.

With a completely open mind I blocked out parts of the canvas to create

another painting.  I destroyed quite a lot along the way to reveal a new

imaginative landscape. This one has a 'window' through to a distant 'hill'.

Although there wasn't a definite plan I could see and feel the image

developing into this finished painting.  I named it 'Viewpoint'

Here it is again...

 Other paintings in 2013

Here are some paintings which were in my solo show

at Caistor Heritage and Art Centre in Lincolnshire.

They are about shapes and colour...with a hint of fantasy.

I used my process of underpainting first then I began blocking out. 

Small parts of the underpainting were allowed to show in the finished piece.

It was a great adventure as I experimented letting my imagination run free.

When Yellow meets Pink  Oils on canvas  24 x 24 inches 

Small piece of Orange   Oils on canvas   12 x 30 inches

First Encounter   Oils on canvas  20 x 20 inches

Boundless  Oils on canvas  20 x 20 inches 

These paintings still hang in our home.

I think they have now become part of our family.

Preferences...

I am sometimes asked which I prefer to paint...abstract or realism. My answer is both. 

 My landscapes have a sense of abstract and my abstracts often have a hint of reality.

I shall look forward to sharing my work with you during this year.

An open canvas beckons.  My studio door opens this week.

Time to start new work.

Until next Monday...

Thank you for visiting