Collector Painting

My idea for this painting came from my Grandfather's collection of match boxes and match books.  I wanted to do something using this collection partly as a personal connection to my past but also because in today's age of streaming, the cloud and social media etc I'm not sure people collect physical things anymore, or at least not so much.  Initially I was simply going to frame the actual match boxes but decided to paint them.  I first of all planned just a white background, thought about using one colour, then came up with the idea of multi-colours, trying to connect the match boxes.  I want the painting to be aesthetically interesting but also that the match boxes I've chosen are interesting in their own right.  The colour choices are not random and I looked at progressions, contrasts and the space in the painting I wanted to create - choosing the colour combinations was quite difficult.   ​ This painting is more of a graphic design project but I enjoyed the structure and accuracy that I needed to put into the picture.  I might return to the subject of collections in future work

Painting:Oil on Canvas

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:23.6 W x 23.6 H x 1.2 D in

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