New paintings for December Show

Here's a sneak peek at some of my new work I'm preparing for the December Show at 14-18 Gallery in Leigh.

This new process involves mixing the paint with various quantities of turpentine and pouring it onto the canvas which is on the floor, until it is saturated and flooded. Varying the consistency of each colour application results in an interesting transparency, texture and 'pooling' of pigment on the surface.

Paintings on the floor...

So lately I've been experimenting with a new way of working. Faced with the prospect of a weeks worth of layering up and scraping back, I decided to take a new approach and throw a bit (a substantial amount) of turps over the surface
with some freshly squeezed paint. This is the result so far, I'm pleasantly surprised!

I've been away...

And a lot has happened in that time. I now have a studio space with Castlefield Gallery and exhibited my work in the launch show, check out some images of the show here: http://www.castlefieldgallery.co.uk/news/new-art-spaces-leigh-launch-exhibition/
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And better still, come and pay us a visit at our new gallery and see the work on show.

I am in the process of making some new work on a slightly smaller scale than my previous paintings, more
progress pictures will be coming soon!