Blood of flowers Painting

oil, acrylic, canvas My work is a visual record of the world around me; capturing those moments that have become rooted in my memory. I am not interested in replicating nature, but rather the bits and pieces that have struck a cord with me. I painted this picture thinking about rebuilding our world after a hard time of lockdown and the collapse of businesses and economies. I tend to work large, starting with bold black acrylic areas that reference floral shapes. I then obscure parts with multiple layers of broken color. I work back and forth in this manner developing a thick build up of paint in some areas while others remain thin and open. I play with impasto effect and open parts inside my painting.