This blog is my art journal and features the development of my works, as well as inspirational images from my travels.
Monday, August 21, 2017
In Response to Charlottesville, VA.
Here's the piece I started last week and have now nearly completed. It was painted in a very short time, in a fury over the horrific events in Charlottesville and in response to the completely inadequate official response. It's open to interpretation and I've had a wonderful response to it on my Facebook Page.
Here's my description of the imagery:
Muddied waters, grey sky, a community of stilted houses stand precariously in the flow of seven large waves - with only three legs, each house might find it difficult to stand alone - they lean against one another for support; with only (its own) two legs to stand on, the white house is completely unbalanced and would tumble face-first into the turbulent waters without the continued support of those around it. The facade of the central house bears resemblance to a notorious mask.
Some say the seventh wave is love - let's hope love will shake things loose and lead to better days ahead.
Thursday, August 17, 2017
In progress
This work in progress was inspired first by a look through an old sketchbook (image below), and then was fuelled by my fury over current affairs (Charlottesville). Stay tuned ...
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