Afterthought 2 Painting

I am an abstract artist working mostly in acrylics. My work is an attempt to make sense of the world around and beyond by focussing on colour and the juxtapositions of different colours. I am inspired by many things, such as satellite and aerial photography, landscapes, buildings or my own photographs. I use acrylics as they produce such bold and vibrant colours. The canvases I use are deep-edged and I paint the edges so that the canvases can be hung framed or unframed. For the design and later stages of my work I often use PhotoShop. I also create collages, using torn pieces of paper I have painted. The collages can sometimes inform my paintings and vice-versa. For many years I was a picture researcher, working in book publishing and other media. I took a degree in Art History in the 1990s and have been painting for about 10 years. I am based in Bedfordshire and am a member of a gallery cooperative in Bedford, The Eagle Gallery.