Paradise Lost III (from the series 'Our Dark Materials') hypha-marble-arch pastel palette of purples

pastel palette of purples

to create Ghost Glass

but it didn’t quite work

Forced Interaction is an ongoing investigation on rebellion and control within the convention of painting

The result is a site-specific meditation on what remains when context is stripped away

Paradise Lost III (from the series 'Our Dark Materials') hypha-marble-arch pastel palette of purplesParadise Lost III (from the series Our Dark Materials) has emerged from a deeply felt, expressive application of polymer plastic and oil paint. It is third in a series of tondo paintings on board. The round format suggests the experience of viewing through a lens, perhaps that of a microscope, focussing on a fragment from a familiar landscape; or, by contrast, a view of an ancient planetary continent distant in time and space. It is my hope that this