XCIV, one small abstract painting on paper currently for sale, shown here mounted (matted), in striated, layered colours of deep teal green, prussian blue-black, dark aubergine-brown and grey...from the series of one hundred small paintings started on one grey day in late 2008…numbered I to C, aka the chromatids, 2008-2009chromatids: the two strands into which a chromosome divides during cell division; origin, from the Greek ‘khroma’ meaning colour and id (an abbreviation of identity rather than id, of impulse or instinct)..you can view more small abstract paintings for sale here.
here are a some of the small abstract paintings from the same series, hanging out to dry in the studio...i had the idea that i would later frame all one hundred of these and exhibit them as one wall-based work... but, being very small works on paper they also suited the idea to begin selling some small abstract paintings online...my aim in this series was to explore visual relationships in both surface texture and colour, created in sequence but on a reduced scale - small, tactile colour studies that suggest abstract fragments of landscape, or colour samples from the environment, but are only identified by a reference number, a process inspired in part by genetic dna maps and product barcodes...
...and here are a few photographs, taken down on the farm...
thank you for looking......aha... if you have scrolled down this far, then may i introduce to you three very small abstract paintings on postcards...
untitled I, II & III , 2010wax, bitumen, emulsion & acrylic on paper, mounted onto postcardsi received these back from the little postcard art exhibition at the king's lynn arts centre - thus, perhaps starting a tradition of giving away these small exhibition remainders - all three are up for grabs, yes absolutely gratis...to be in with a chance, just show your interest by leaving a little comment below (your contact email is not published or shared but is required to authenticate the comment)...distinct from my previous art giveaway, this time just ONE WINNER will be selected at random after the closing date of 1st september 2010 to receive ALL THREE postcards...the winner will be contacted by the email they have provided and will then need to provide the necessary contact information by return for the postcards to be dispatched to them.thank you for reading and good luck......