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Flashlight Townscape 36 6 January 2008 Acrylic on wood 43cm x 50cm (17in x 20in) 900.00 GW The Townscapes series, by incorporating the elements of time and movement, illustrates the beauty and charm of the ordinary street scenes of the hill towns and villages that surround my studio. These kinetic images give the viewer a sense of "place". They are designed to change character as you view them from different distances. Real or at least quasi real from a distance to total abstractions on closer inspection. Light and the absence of light are major components in the success of these paintings. I guess that I am in my black and white period. My last four paintings have only used black and the grays leading to white. Passage of Light only uses black and white to celebrate the buildings in France of Le Corbusier. In my mental exploration of light and the absence of light in natural and made structures, it seemed logical to explore maximum contrasts with no color to influence the painting. Instead, contrast is the primary visual composition tool. Heatly, 8 November 2007 |
