B & W Color Test Pattern Painting

As an artist I explore how shape and colour can evoke memory of place and time. I live in what was my families beach weekender and childhood memories surround me and influence my work. When I begin a painting I start with no preconceived ideas but instead play in paint with the happy emotions I remember. As the work develops I choose a shape or shapes to emphasise and pare down the colours. It is at this point I choose which of my themes the work will fit into. I use these constraints to guide the finished work. My abstract paintings are done in acrylic, drawing media and collage on wood panels. My 3D abstracts are constructed of painted wood and found objects.