EDINBURGH CITYSCAPES
The starting point for these cityscapes is usually reality. However, during their creation, they quickly take on a quality that is more intuitive and semi abstract. The purpose of these works is to communicate my emotional experience of a city and the impression it leaves rather than to describe it factually. A combination of observed drawing, abstraction and a playful, inventive use of materials, characterise these paintings. While these cityscapes have been created thousands of miles away on Vancouver Island, the lack of proximity has in some ways been an advantage. Nostalgia’s palette is bright and distance has encouraged me to focus on my artistic response rather than cling too closely to reality and what might be viewed differently owing to familiarity. In this way, I hope to create a pleasing blend of fact and fiction.
Edinburgh Rocks Acrylic and Mixed Media with Collage and Gold Metal Leaf on Linen Framed Size: 122 x 122 cm | £5200
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