Revealing Self

An older work of mine from 2007. It's one I particularly like. It hangs in pride of place in my living room. I never tire of looking at it and the ever changing light of the day reveals subtle changes and highlights giving it a differing mood. I also enjoy feeling it. Yes, simply running my hand over the textured surface.

Revealing Self 2007

I've done some similar work, but am feeling the need to revisit this theme and do a few more and perhaps create a whole series. You know that nagging feeling? The itch that must be scratched!

24" x 24" (61cm x 61cm) Acrylic on deep box canvass

Much texturing with many colour washes in layers added and washed off to reveal the patchy layering.

Not for Sale

It's Been a While

An amount of time, the length of which I will not highlight, has passed since my last blogpost. I have been busy with other things, obviously. Some of which have no doubt been very important, possibly.

In truth, I have not been particularly arty and creative for a longer time than I'm happy with, but life has a way of presenting distractions, attention grabbing events and responsibilities that need time and energy. This has been the way for the last while and necessitating my wants and wishes to sometimes be sidelined. One of these responsibilities, with a long lasting legacy, knocked me off kilter, but I'm happy to report that it has now passed. As evidence I share with you my most recent commission, completed, delivered and loved by it's owner.

I share below a few photos of the work as it progressed.

 "LIVE, HOPE, LOVE"

 The first layers of colour and texture are applied

 Some more texture details

 Some rather bold colour is added

 A lighter watered down colour wash added

 

Hmmm, all blacked out

After doing that I was unsure it was the right thing to have done, but faith in my idea paid off

Notice the texture showing through

 As counter-intuitive as it may seem, so begins the long process of scrubbing off 

much of the dark wash

 Slowly but surely the desired effect is revealed

A few more touches of colour and there it is