A rainbow's end
This is my most recent artwork. Oils on eight panels. Each panel painted separately, without reference to its neighbours. I didn't know exactly what I'd get until I'd assembled all the pieces for the photograph here.
I had an overall plan incubating for about three weeks, which was a combination of these two sketches. I wanted more unpainted than painted space.
The positioning and configuration of each element was improvised in the moment and painted free-hand without rulers, pencil guidelines or tape masking - not that I have anything against the use of tools - it just didn't want that degree of precision. I wanted the lines to be as ragged and energetic as possible. I recorded a video of myself starting and finishing the painting.
I had an overall plan incubating for about three weeks, which was a combination of these two sketches. I wanted more unpainted than painted space.
The positioning and configuration of each element was improvised in the moment and painted free-hand without rulers, pencil guidelines or tape masking - not that I have anything against the use of tools - it just didn't want that degree of precision. I wanted the lines to be as ragged and energetic as possible. I recorded a video of myself starting and finishing the painting.