by Sandy | Jun 3, 2011 | Uncategorized
Galleries love artists who work in series. Artists build their reputation on presenting a consistent recognizable style to the world. Of course it is often permissible to work in two different series if what interests you is vastly different. Years ago when I was...
by Sandy | May 11, 2011 | Uncategorized
Like any great work or performance – some things flow and then there are the times when we struggle. Sometimes the struggle is a gift because when it is extreme enough it is clear that something is wrong. If the issue is composition no amount of applying...
by Sandy | Feb 4, 2010 | Uncategorized
Vibrant colour is exciting, sometimes overwhelming and occasionally hard to live with. Grey on the other hand can be calming and may be easy on the eye. The trick is to add interest with texture, shape, line and variation of these...
by Sandy | Jan 19, 2010 | Uncategorized
Six highly textured abstract paintings in acrylic are ready for the finishing touches. Once the pieces have the edges painted, are varnished, have hardware added and photographed: they will be titled and...
by Sandy | Jan 15, 2010 | Uncategorized
Sometimes as an artist you simply get too close to your work to see it objectively. Of course this could simply be what happens to me. This video shows two paintings: one is a painting that I was going to put white gesso all over in order to start again. Several...
by Sandy | Jan 15, 2010 | Uncategorized
See two of the stages in painting this highly textured abstract painting… from putting in some basic shapes and colour to adding interest with additional layers and colour and...
