Natural Rhythm: Waves Painting

129 x 58.5cm. This work is a lithograph-painting triptych on board. In it I evoke an elemental water rhythm through exploring textural and colour contrasts. The textural and colour contrasts suggest the dynamism of a wave rhythm, drawing the eye across the painting's surface. In its own way the work is also concerned with fragmentation, the theme I was exploring in relation to landscape before focusing on more universal rhythms and elements, as the work is formally fragmented across three boards. This fragmentation can represent a shift in the rhythm of the piece and the rhythm of water, which itself is depicted as directional. The breaks in the surface of the paintings are unified by the marks which cross them. The repeat pattern of the lithographic prints corresponds to the idea of natural rhythm, which is further disrupted by the mixed media materials I have used to work into it.