that's how the light gets in Painting

"Ring the bells that still can ring Forget your perfect offering There is a crack, a crack in everything That's how the light gets in." - Leonard Cohen acrylic and yarn on canvas 30 x 40 inches (76 x 101 cm) 1.5" (3.8 cm) deep edge gallery wrapped canvas In creating this artwork I wanted to examine, in a dreamscape field, the contrast in textures between yarn, paint and canvas.To accomplish this, after completing the painting, I punctured a small hole in the canvas and then ripped the canvas all the way across. I then sewed up the tear by hand, using a needle and burgundy coloured yarn. In sewing up the canvas I ensured that the stitches were loose enough to still see the texture of the torn canvas. The painting is wired and ready to hang. It is varnished with a gloss varnish to protect it from UV rays, dirt, dust and fingerprints. A signed Certificate of Authenticity will be provided with this artwork. creating art by breathing abstraction into emotion pursuing confusion haziness obscurity meanings shift memories intrude past and present fuse poetic images in which myth and reality collide Keywords: abstract, modern, contemporary, colour, colourful, vibrant, sea, seascape, textile, yarn, landscape, rose, lavender, flowers, floral, calming, peaceful, zen, meditation,