Hole In The Wall Painting

This painting is a progression from the series 'Windows to My Soul'. The previous 'Windows' work was developed from experimentation with abstract expressionism. After studying the German Expressionists and previous to that Marcel Duchamp, I became interested in Rauschenberg, particularly the textures he created and his mark making. I've been using a squeegee and credit card. I am now also using various palette knives and brushes. This painting also incorporates interference paints in the blue centre of the painting. The interference paint has been painted onto an acrylic surface, with pvc glue painted over that, collage on top of that and another layer of glue . This sheet of dry pvc was then peeled off and laid onto the orange and gold painting. This wasn't planned in any way. I had wanted to experiment with plasticising paper after Sylvia Paul had demonstrated to me how she had worked with this. It just felt right to lay this onto this painting. I usually go with whatever feels right, which is why I think my paintings can appear to be so different at times. My work is varied as are my emotions. I believe that somehow if I can allow it to just happen then I will be able to project myself onto the canvas. As always, I am happy to see archetypal images appear as I then feel I am reaching even deeper into my unconscious where it is shared with others, where our more instictive emotions lie. I often meditate for 10 minutes before painting. If I am trying to access some particular emotion as in the 'Windows' series I focus on that but if I wish to access my unconscious at a deeper level then I will try to empty my mind. Whilst painting I allow myself to see images but to not lock onto them so that the painting remains fluid. It can take a long time before a painting is finished and will often go through a series of titles as it changes and evolves. As the painting develops it aquires many layers and actually appears to have more depth, which is an aesthetic preference of mine. I believe the ambiguity in the marks encourages archetypal images to develop in the mind of the viewer, which creates a healing quality similar to that which happens in art therapy. This would be the ultimate goal for my work, I could think of nothing better than to heal others through my work.

Painting:Acrylic on Canvas

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:12 W x 10 H x 0.5 D in

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