Abstract Works

Abstract Approach

Working at speed with an unconscious driving force.

Abstract Technique

My current approach is to work with both hands simultaneously. Whether it be willow charcoal sticks, brushes or palette knives. This is how the paintings and drawings are executed. It feels like a duet of the hands, comparable to a pianist or drummer, both hands working independently without conscious effort yet together creating something in balance while both left and right brain structures are engaged.

Rhythm and energy are important facets of the drawing phase. This is where the hard lines are, the tectonic plates of the abstract narrative. The basis for all work that will follow.

Abstract General Notes

My abstract art creation is influenced from both without and within. I am fascinated by the inexhaustible power of nature to produce an endless number of shapes and patterns in our ever-changing physical realm, presenting an infinite supply of material for each individuals unique interpretation.

From “Within”; the spiritual realm of the collective unconscious, the Tao and the Zen state where true creation arises. A bridge between the conscious and subconscious. My objective is to bypass the filter of the conscious mind and create externalised paintings and drawings from the unconscious.

The Viewer

The objective of the abstract work is to present a framework for the viewer to make their own interpretation, their projection. The viewer is the master of the narrative sometimes consciously and others subconsciously.

Each canvas contains a potential adventure for the imagination, where at the macro level an inch of a painting, containing random marks, provides the building blocks of a unique personal story to each viewer.

Each painting can provide multiple interpretations which change with the viewers mood, insight or circumstance. Changes in the external light on the surface of the canvas can also effect the viewer's perception of the painting, especially when the paint is textured, thus continuously evolving.

"The conduit for inner visions"