A multi layered painting using various techniques resulting in several contrasting parts to the whole painting. A base colour of burnt umber was applied with a palette knife the whole image. This was then left to dry. A second coat was applied with a mixture of crimson and burnt umber. Before it was dry, I scraped off selected areas to leave a paler segment underneath. I then used a metallic terracotta paint to draw swirls of small dots along the top half of the painting. These were left to dry, then I applied another coat of burnt umber over the top. This gave the impression that the metallic dots were raised within the painting rather than placed on top of it. I added lost more patterns of terracotta dots throughout the painting. Finally I used a dark brown acrylic ink to create a series of bubbles at the lower half of the image. This is an anstract painting which you can interpret any way you like. My mood was quite intense when I painted this, yet I knew exactly what I wanted to achieve regarding the final arrangement within the piece, therefore it is precisely painted. The painting is only small - 6x4 inches, however it is mounted and framed, so that the overall size is 10x8 inches.
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Fabain Hioc 26 Feb 2007
Beautifully done, love it!Emily Tallen 05 Nov 2006
inspired by gustav klimt?Emily Reed 31 Oct 2006
Love the patterns and colors, HelenjO ANNA jARVIS 31 Oct 2006
Wonderful abstract...!Analua 31 Oct 2006
Fantastic work!!!!!