The Long View

I’ve tentatively started working on my new canvas for the current painting ‘Against The Light’. It’s a long, thin painting, displayed horizontally. I started by dividing it up into different sections, so the two sides of my relative’s natures can be shown. I’ve stained parts of the canvas with a warm, reddish brown colour to show the jollier side of their personalities and the other, a colder blue to represent their darker side. Although I will be tracing some of the design onto the canvas, I also want to try and capture some of the softer, more translucent shadows by working directly from the real thing, to give it a feeling of spontaneity. You’ll be able to see the results of how I am progressing (I’ll keep photographing it at regular intervals) in a few weeks time on the NEWS AND REVIEWS page of my website. I’ll keep you posted .