Acrylic on canvas.30x20x1.50"Description: 'In Bloom' 30" x 20" acrylic on canvas, 2024. Canvas Made with archival-quality natural cotton, heavy duty canvas. The frame is professionally constructed, with medium-weight cotton duck stretched around 1.5" profile kiln-dried stretcher bars and held in place with a flexible spline. Details: Black edges Cotton Duck 1.5" (3.8 cm) depth Archival and acid free The focus series was developed by the influence of bokeh photography. I began painting landscapes in impressionism but aimed to challenge myself by evolving my painting style to move towards abstraction. Developing compositions that are based on out of focus points of view. Capturing natures ‘color swatches' and representing it using bokeh patterns and shades. Rather than using an impasto painting technique to add dimension I used the overlaying circles in bokeh to capturing the softened out of focus points of light. Painting with acrylic open paints and matte medium I disrupt the opacity and saturation while emphasizing bold, and vibrant colors. Utilizing color, light sources, and capturing the excitement, and atmosphere of the environments depicted.
