Wednesday 24 February 2016

Painting vs keywords

Putting search engines and Google analytics aside for a moment, approaching things in a slightly more poetic way - Sometimes it's a matter of getting straight to the point, especially when the artist's time to work, think, and blog is scarce, hurried by the accumulation of life events swaying you this way and that in a sea storm of unknowns, self navigation is key, and when time is short, quick reminders, like notes in a bottle sent out in to the ocean, is the most appropriate practice of communication. So what would I say about myself, about my work, what keywords would I use to cast in to the sea?

Contemporary, Visual, Abstract, Original, Colourful, Dynamic, Intriguing, Thought provoking, Smooth, Crisp, Bold, Powerful, Energetic, Intense, Playful, Uplifting, Evocative, Detailed, Fine Art, Paintings

When you're thinking about keywords, imagine them as visual patterns, each one unique like grains of sand, yet collectively quite similar. There are many pieces of a jigsaw puzzle scattered randomly around, put them together and the picture appears! This process is apparent in the nature of my paintings, the result being something almost identifiable and whole, yet fluid, changing, caught up in a cyclone of possibilities, interconnecting and reassembling itself in different arrangements, in a state of balance and chaos.


Outside the studio with finished painting - 2015