Revision & Visual Perception

Demanding Paintings and Printmaking time at Edinburgh Printmakers

It's a strange affair, the idea that we are continually in a state of flux and that as artists we invariably trap segments of time onto a canvas, needing to learn just how much to put into stasis and at the same time, trying to understand how much should change. So difficult, yet so vitally important.  I endeavour to follow this train of thought but naturally need reminding of it, otherwise I know that the end result is very much 'on the surface' and is not about the ethos of this journey. These paintings demanded more, causing the inevitable ... see above!

Resolution Nō2

In Conflict 

Changes can appear to be minimal in the case of 'In Conflict', a subtle adjustment but a necessary change nonetheless. In contrast 'Perpetual Regeneration' demanded bigger changes ...

                                  

                                  

Perpetual Regeneration

Printmaking -- so good to be in a proper printmaking studio again, it's been so long. The space, the layout, the process, the Rochat press - (there's something wonderfully transcendental when you are turning the flywheel) - it's great to be starting on Printing the Innate. The series will be titled 'Visual Perception' and at present I envisaged it as an on going set of images where the traditional edition is not the goal, each image will be a record of the journey. This is the start.