Or more accurately perhaps, a Halloween-esque theme. A bit goth, a bit industrial, a bit depressing, a bit spooky, a bit of robot, a lot of cables, some angel wings, a collar and corset and big anime eyes.
In the process of finally giving myself a studio space again (after several months of chaos and nowhere to paint) I came across a collection of older work of mine. These are part of that collection. Very different emotion to what I do now. And yet I'm still quite pleased with them. The texture is a large part of that. Part thick strokes of paint, part thin paint washes, dry brush stippling, strong pencilling for emphasis and detailing with ink. All very confident and plenty of interesting surface variations.
But what are they about? Where, who, when, why? The 5 w's eh? Both these pictures were done while I was living in London several years ago. The imagery is very heavily influenced by the goth/industrial scene that I was out clubbing in regularly at the time. Hence the anime, robots, wings, corset and collar! I was also very much in a transition phase. I didn't really know what I wanted to do with my life. Or maybe I just didn't realise and accept that I knew and could give myself permission to go go go if I wanted to. So I was exploring. Trying out ideas of careers. Some days and weeks I'd be on a roll, it seemed synchronicity was on my side and the pieces of life were falling into place. Or even better, motoring along at full speed with laser accurate direction. And then partway through a day, flip. That sense of purpose and direction would implode and it was all grey and hopelessly fuzzy and I was behind, adrift and feeling somewhat superfluous. No prizes for guessing which picture represents which feeling!
So to the painting details. The confident one is titled 'Go!'. The lost one is titled 'Forlorn'. Both are originals painted on heavy watercolour paper (approx 300gsm) in mixed media and finished with a permanent mat finishing spray (acid free, colourless, non-yellowing for protection from UV, dust, dirt and moisture). Pictures are sized at 14 x 17.5" each. The precise media used are a combination of gouche paints, pencil and ink.
Like these? Treat yourself for Halloween. Available now at a very reasonable price in the WhereFishSing art store.
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