'Inch by Inch' Painting

Inch by Inch is inspired from rowing through the city of Bristol in winter at dusk. The warm glow of street and office lights illuminating the atmosphere bringing a feeling of warmth and safety juxtaposed with the damp, derelict industrial buildings, wasteland, dark tunnels and floating rubbish. Stripping back my colours to neutral tones have allowed me to harness my emotional response and channel deeper for inner meaning to my work. The concept for Inch by Inch grew out of a view from the water which captured both the line of curved steel bridge as the light caught its edge, and a crane that appeared to hang in the mist above us both, creating both a sense of industrial strength and growth. Approach: Use of mixed media to build texture and structure to the scene, in combination with the multiple layers of paint are aimed to deliver additional depth and atmosphere to the work. For me, a key area is the block of black, bottom left, blended with a dry brush and works to seat the overall image. The canvas has been professionally framed (Floating frame colour charcoal)