“Local Tectonic Snippet #101” Cooler blues and umber tones prevail in this work, evoking oceanside landscapes and darker, cooler scenes, perhaps in autumn or winter. This has an appealing sense of flatness, inspired in part by a recent trip to Japan and seeing their penchant for such colour "flatness" in street signs and woodcut prints etc. Having said that, it also has a sense of depth, a sense of something pure, with a gloss finish in parts giving it an added lustre. * A note on my "Local Tectonic Series"; this is a style of painting that has pre-occupied me most of the past year or so. These paintings seek to give an impression of the Australian landscape, but do so by not being "descriptive" or figurative. I want these to be works where people can look and find their own meanings within, shifting perhaps each day, evoking a sense of something they may not be able to necessarily put their finger on. With the sturdy oak frame, they can be hung on a wall or be freestanding on a bench or table etc. All of these come with wire hanging set-up on the back, as per photo. 20cm x 20cm - canvas size23cm x 23cm - including frame5.5cm deepAcrylic on triple-primed canvas in hand-finished oak frame. Ready-to-hang with wire on back, as per a version of that pictured *NB. This is a hand-painted/hand-made work. Marks, fades, scuffs, irregularities are all part of the process. I am not striving for "perfection" - I hope you get my drift, with the beauty in the texture/tactile sense...
