Earth and Water II Painting

In this latest body of work, Anton takes inspiration from the Dutch floral paintings of the 17th and 18th centuries, and Baroque works from the 16th century. He is continuously looking at great paintings from the past and visalising how these pieces can be re-imagined into modern, abstract works. Taking on a traditional hackneyed subject and making something marvellously original. Whilst Anton is painting with a reference in mind thes works are as much about the paint itself as they are subject. Anton is interested in the materiality of the paint and in these works he is led by the paint, allowing the medium to make decisions of its own. Through his application and colour choices, the works can become difficult to decipher as the image emerges out of the abstraction. Anton hopes the viewer will use their own imagination to piece together anarrative with ever-changing possibilities