¶ 1 Leave a comment on paragraph 1 0 I felt that I wanted to move on from glasses and was missing painting also.
¶ 2 Leave a comment on paragraph 2 0 I started looking at images of eye disease and Covid as seen through a microscope. I found these images quite compelling
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¶ 4 Leave a comment on paragraph 4 0 I then started looking at the work of Klari Reis who works with resin and alcohol ink to create captivating works of art.
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¶ 6 Leave a comment on paragraph 6 0 I got out my own paints and inks and started playing with colour
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¶ 8 Leave a comment on paragraph 8 0 Recalling my burning lens from my glasses experiments I wanted to incorporate some of these test pieces into a new work.
¶ 9 Leave a comment on paragraph 9 0 With that in mind I took an old painting that I didn’t like much and covered it in bitumen. The bitumen brought to mind the works of Derek Jarmen
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¶ 11 Leave a comment on paragraph 11 0 With this in mind here is what I did
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¶ 13 Leave a comment on paragraph 13 0 I was trying to create eyes or windows in the canvass behind which you can see images reminiscent of microscopic art.
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