My son said “This looks like a picture you’ll see as you walk in a temple. It’s peaceful, flowy and calming.” He didn’t know what I had called it but picked up on the vibe. As I’ve grown older, I’ve become more “flowy”; it’s taken 50 years.
I appreciate the Spanish tradition of bull-fighting (though I am happy views have changed); there is such drama in the idea of a puny human facing a full-grown raging bull. I see that drama on these circular canvases (representative of the bullrings) and the magnitude of the experience through the colours and their interactions.
This piece is about the power of dreams – the way scenes shift and change, the intense real-life-like emotions, the presence of people we feel without seeing any faces. The contrast really makes this canvas alive, as the eye registers dark and light shapes in the multiple paint layers. I love all my artworks, but some are harder to let…
A stunning combination of cool colours with warm shiny gold elements. It was such a joy adding layers and marks until the painting took shape. The painting feels like a mark in my evolution as an artist where sharper lines work together with the flow of circles. (80cm x 60cm, 31.4” x 23.6”)
Heavily textured magnolia depiction with the coloured flowers catching the eye straight away. As you continue exploring the canvas further details are revealed – the “embossed” background provides a 3d feel, the gold suggests sunshine, and the different shades of green further support the depth of the scene.
