Just a thought on the abstracts as they develop - I was really visually surprised when there was blocking out of large chunks juxtaposed with 'readable' image. Have you thought of keeping an element of representation?Loving what you're doing
Sally Jacobi I found myself preoccupied with the people who had disappeared. Where are they. Are they buried beneath the lairs and are there still elements of them that influence the present paintings. Of course they did but how much? It seemed to me that this is exactly how life is. People are there and then they disappear but the traces of their life continue into the next generation and then onwards and onwards... Sometimes more and sometimes less!!!! A fascinating idea, keep on with it.
Elisabeth Bell I enjoyed your blog / website/ films. The two new paintings: very thought provoking! I like the way you include us in the development by using the video. I like the double paintings with the 'possible' other side clear or obscure. Fantastic. I wish I was as busy.
Beverley Vaux Fascinating - don't feel qualified to comment! Very interested in the idea of morphing from real to abstract - have been doing some of this lately for our group of weavers and we have just finished our second "abstract weaving".
John Gillam What an amazingly creative person you've become! Detachment is
remarkable. You've got a busy time coming up at the Old School - I
hope it goes really well
Bruce Noble Well this is all very interesting but I feel a little lost….I am not sure that I agree that the human mind seeks to make abstraction out of form, rather the other way around. I am however fascinated that many artists who would call themselves abstract painters would come back to figurative work later. Each of the animations show your wonderful sense of colour and the energy to photograph each step and the transisitons are always interesting if not downright beautiful.
Lindsay Clarke You already know that I'm a sucker for your work but I've just had an unusually exciting time travelling from figuration to abstraction on your blogspot. What an achievment! Seeing the metamorphoses happen reminded me of the excitement I felt as a twenty-year old watching Le Mystere Picasso for the first time and having enacted before my eyes the way that imagination transforms the world. I hadn't seen your Jean Martin picture before with its wonderfully ironic title, and have only just caught up also with the film that makes your life-drawings dance. Reflecting on the humanity of your work, I thought of the poet Henry Vaughan's definition of life : 'a quickness which my God hath kissed.' The range of your vision and skills continues to astonish me. Quite wonderful! When can I expect to see them on display in a major gallery? Congratulations and lots of love
Michael Dixon Posted a Comment Kate but can't see it? Brilliant work.
