Some may recognise motifs used in this acrylic montage, depicting the reclaimed marsh area that spreads out behind the town where I live - known locally as The Moss. I want to re-explore this approach and here is a first step. The painting seemed to take on its own direction, though perhaps, in truth, I slipped into old ways as it progressed. On reflection, my problem was that I didnt have an solid game plan past selecting motifs and creating a loose colour background on which to work.
Anyway, I took it to completion so that I could consider my options. At least now, I have an image which I can copy, cut up, annotate and generally play around with. I would like to mix in a few abstract shapes and develop a secondary image from all these motifs instead of the patchwork that I arrived at here.
But, I'm not too disheartened - it is a step on a journey, as all my paintings are. I might even exhibit it in a pop up gallery that I will be involved with in the coming weeks. So maybe more is to come...
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