As an ‘artist’ I recognise that I am working in the entertainment business and will endeavour to keep my titles and thoughts as fresh and as interesting as possible. The afternoon with Barry was a very pleasant one.
In my painting I am realising that although my compositions are highly edited and reduced they need the intensity of observation to make them compelling. That is, retaining the most idiosyncratic elements of the view. In this case the line of trees on the horizon and the isolated groups of trees in the mid ground.
There is also a dark tonality and Shakespearean sense of drama that suits the Northumberland landscape.
A journey of shapes. Day 3