Red Earth Painting

B. Dorset 1985 My work is created slowly over time, building up layer upon layer of paint and cold wax before scraping back, dissolving or wiping away. This process of excavation continues until a rich, deep, burnished surface appears, giving the work a golden, luminous quality. Months later, the painting continues to change and shift in different lights, revealing different colours, as if it were a living and breathing thing. Through this process, my work explores archaeology, the passing of time and history, with echoes of classicism. My palette is warm, earthy and enveloping; evoking a sense of the sublime. I immerse myself in natural spaces of land, water and skies and invite moments of meditative reflection, inspiring a deep sense of connection with something greater.