WALK CANCELLED!

A combination of Storm Katie (who decides on these names), the fact that Jenny had been working all weekend, and it being a bank holiday, led to us to cancel our walk today!  That meant more studio time for me!  There is nothing better, when the wind is howling outside, than to be snug and busy in my studio doing creative work...

The above photographs show the progress I am making with a large commissioned artwork (3ft square).  The last stage is on the bottom right.  It is to go on an adjacent wall to a picture I did 10 years ago, so I now need to take it to the customer's house and see whether the colours are right.  I can then make adjustments before I do the final varnish.

As you can see, the picture consists of layers - the papers, which were added at random in a crucifix shape, contains texts that are special to my client.  Although very little of the writings will actually show in the finished piece, they provide an extra dimension and meaning to the artwork.  The dark shape, sitting in the grass (bottom right), is a hare!  With my work I don't want everything to be too obvious at first glance - I want the viewer to keep looking and see further details through the layers!