Beneath The Surface Painting

This is the first in a series of 5 final paintings from a project called Remote Britain. Over 2016 I travelled around the remote places of the UK to see, photograph and paint the landscape. Beneath The Surface was inspired by the depth of the sea water on the rocks, most remote places in the UK are out on the edge on a coast line where the waves are choppy and the rocks are rugged. There are so many layers of depth when you look down onto waves and I wanted to capture it in an abstract way so that when you look at it as an observer you can places it anywhere amongst those dramatic places; the Outer Hebrides, Lundy Island, Bardsey Island, Northumbria... all incredibly stunning. I use oils, gesso, pallet knives and brushes to gradually build the pain up on the canvas.