Behold

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Behold

I was asked to paint something memorable for a valued colleague, due to leave a post in confusing circumstances.  I knew a little, respect both the organisation and my colleague, and wanted to show some of that confusion.  My colleague is an art-lover and I wanted something unique. I started with the fabric. 

The left hand pale green swathe is fabric stretched from the back of the frame, over the top, down the front, gathering into a cut in the centre canvas, and then secured at the back bottom of the frame.  The top right blue of the centre canvas gathers behind the frame before it stretches out.  The two blue folds toward the centre are painted, not folded, and the whole blue ‘curtain’ morphs to  mountains at the bottom.  As I knew I wanted some fabric to sit inside other fabric, the whole thing started with my sewing machine – edging the centre cut, then embroidering the left-over threads.  These threads became the wheat like feature across the centre. 

The focus of the piece turned out to be the figure at the right hand edge of the bottom left blue section. This figure looks to all the coloured people in the centre, whilst the rest of the people in the dark blue section are looking towards light, but under a curtain formed from the gathered canvas.  The whole piece connects confusion of front/back, in/out, bunched up/flat, real/painted texture, bright light/sheltered light.  It said to me, “Behold!” there is truth should we have eyes to see.  

Oil on stretched, embroidered and interwoven canvas

2017

61 x 61cm

Original Painting in private collection

 
 

Please contact me if you would like prints. The following formats are available. All prints on paper are sold on ivory mounting board. Frames may be ordered. Prints on canvas are stretched on wood.

Art Prints: Art Prints are created with laser printers onto quality wood pulp art paper.

Gallery Poster: Gallery Poster is a typical art gallery format with laser printer on poster paper, supplied rolled in a tube.

Giclee Prints: Giclee Prints are inkjet sprayed onto quality cotton rag paper. They’re known for their vibrant colours, fine details, and archival quality. The term "giclee" comes from the French word meaning "to spray," referring to the precise inkjet spraying process used in their production. They’re guaranteed to last at least 100 years (though no one’s been alive long enough since development to know…)

Embellished Giclee Prints: Embellished Giclee Prints are customised by me adding details, textures, or hand-drawn elements to make each cotton paper print unique. The result is a print that combines the advantages of digital printing with a personal touch.

Giclee Prints on Canvas: Giclee Prints are inkjet sprayed onto artist canvas material. This gives the print a texture and appearance similar to a traditional painting on canvas so that they resemble original paintings.

Embellished Giclee Prints on Canvas: Embellished Giclee Prints on Canvas are customised by me adding details, textures, or hand-painted elements to make each print unique. Embellishments added on top of canvas give the print a more three-dimensional painterly effect.