small abstracts on paper...
an experiment, in colour...these abstracts, original paintings on deckled paper, are essences or distillations of landscape, colour and texture experiments.. i find colour inspiration in the rural environment, in the elemental signs of erosion or seasonal decay - crumbling plaster, old walls, salt encrusted patinas on boats, weathered coastal seaside facades, eroded worn surfaces, textural striations, manmade structures exposed to the natural elements... farm outbuildings, barns and ramshackle sheds, the intricate beauty of rust on corroded metal, lichen on wood, brick or stone - and the more geometric patterns of arable fields, tracks, walls or fences are all visual influences in creating this series of small colour works on paper.