ORANGE BLUE & GREEN BARS
THIS PAINTING WAS COMPLETED IN 2014. THE IDEA IS TO CREATE A SENSE OF DEPTH AND SPACE AND RHYTHM WITH STATIONARY GREEN ISLANDS ON A YELLOW BACKGROUND. THE ORANGE BARS WERE ORIGINALLY DARK GREY AND THE PAINTING HUNG IN MY STUDIO FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS UNTIL I REALISED THAT THEY NEEDED TO BE ORANGE TO PROVIDE THE EFFECT I WAS TRYING TO GET. AFTER THE CHANGE THE PAINTING CAME ALIVE.