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<\/a>I was imagining a hot sun and a red parasol…<\/p><\/div>\n
But as \u00a0more paint went on it developed into something more atmospheric<\/p>\n
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A state of Flux…<\/p>\n
So I have made a start on both paintings. \u00a0I thought I would give them the opposing themes of Day and Night, or Light and Dark, as a loose starting point. \u00a0Hopefully they will develop some sort of dialog between them and\u00a0I expect this to evolve as time goes on. Already, as soon as I started painting, I have been changing my ideas as to the direction I think they will go in. \u00a0Its amazing how reactive the painting process is. \u00a0As marks build up there is a certain amount of serendipidy that takes place. Some of this is a reaction to a mark or colour not coming out quite as imagined, and some is the wandering of the mind as you get into the zone – Painting is a kind of meditation and with other thoughts blocked out, the mind is freed to go in new directions.<\/p>\n
The first marks are always a pleasure on a big blank canvas \u00a0(140cmx190cm) I think it goes right back to my early years scribbling over a white sheet of paper. \u00a0There is plenty of room for big gestural marks and nothing to mess up yet…<\/p>\n
<\/a>I was imagining a hot sun and a red parasol…<\/p><\/div>\n
But as \u00a0more paint went on it developed into something more atmospheric<\/p>\n
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