“Making Tracks”
This is the first in a set of four new paintings I will be taking to a gallery in Bridlington. They are based on some of my larger bold abstract paintings “Watching Paint Dry” and “Reading Between The Lines”. After discussion with the gallery owner recently, I have agreed to create several smaller sized paintings for the present economic climate, exclusively for the gallery. Therefore, although I will be displaying them online, they will only be for sale through the gallery – details will follow once they are all painted and hung! The canvases are all 40 x 30cm (16 x 12 inches in old money!) and are deep edged box canvas. Painted in acrylic and inks using a technique I experimented with and discovered I enjoyed implementing. Instead of using a paint-brush or a palette knife, I cut up various sized rectangles out of a funky foam sheet. I then dragged the paint and ink along the canvas with the edge of one of these rectangles, until the paint ran out. It gave a very smooth appearance and I found it easy to make the track marks with the edge of the foam, too.
I am finding this a very rewarding way of working as I know that I need to produce a certain amount of paintings in a similar style for a specific purpose, so I feel more motivated than I would have done if I were just creating them at my leisure!
I will start on the next one tomorrow.
