"Crystal Cascades" Painting

My work is predominantly derived from the process of experimentation. How different materials and techniques form and react to create the concept or idea I am trying to convey. There is an alchemic approach to the materials I use such as, the way shellac creates patterns when it is set alight, how bitumen drips and separates as it encounters acrylics. The use of layering and building up of the surface is a large part of my work. The texture that evolves, patterns that are formed, and the colours that peer through with each subsequent layer. Equally valid is the erasure of the surface. Scratching back, melting, and rubbing to reveal the substructure of the layers.