Scotney Castle, Study 8 Painting

This work depicts the “Scotney New Castle” on the Scotney Castle grounds. It was designed by Anthony Salvin, and is an unusual mix of Tudor Revival and neo-Gothic architeture. This mix quite aptly symbolises the 14th century Old Castle it overlooks, which was partly renovated in the 16th century in the Elizabethan architectural style. Note: This work has been painted on conservation grade paper mountboard in order to do multiple layers of detail work and washes. I utilize coffee because of it's unique physical mark making abilities. As liquid coffee evaporates from the center out to create a stain, the tension makes particles flow to the outer edges of the original mark which is stuck in place. Because ground coffee has larger particles than ink, which is refined, this creates an exaggerated outline. This allows me to create a record of each layer of wash I do in coffee, and also impacts certain types of ink I use as well. This process allows me to engage in a sort of building process that historical architecture itself goes through.