Skater Artwork

Based on original photographs taken in and around Venice Beach Skate Parks in LA. I always try to capture the essence that can only be detected by visitors. The joy and wonderment as your senses take everything in for the first time. This art was created using original photography screen printed and collaged on to layered acrylic and spray paint on 8mm plywood art boards. The art is framed in an open-float frame with hanging materials already attached. Translating the ideas in my head into real, ‘hold-in-your-hands’ artwork takes many steps. I realised quite quickly that one medium alone would not do the trick. I usually start with taking photos on journeys taken around the world. It takes time to really get under the skin of a place and you have to be in the right frame of mind to spot the unusual things that have a beauty of their own. From here the vision of the final piece starts forming. Once I get home, I digitally collage the photos and plan the composition of the future painting. This can sometimes take many months until I feel ready to produce the final piece for real. During the final creation, things change and evolve in a way that can only happen when creating by hand. Using acrylic paints, spray paints, bespoke designed stencils, screen printing, graph papers and collaged papers, there are many points in the process where the art naturally evolves . The happy mistakes can often bring a new element to the original vision.