Some might call it art; I call it therapy.
Some might call it art; I call it therapy.
Acrylic and UV Pigment on Canvas, 600×550. Alongside the UV and Acrylic, the metallic colour changing paints have made a reappearance too. Technically a twin of a twin (quadruplets?), the partner piece (“Twin Roses #5”) may make an appearance at some point.
Acrylic and UV pigment on canvas, 400×300. Sometimes it’s doom, gloom and darkness.Sometimes it’s dim, but you can put on a brave face.Sometimes it’s almost like it’s no there at all.But it is there. Lurking underneath, ready to pounce. If you find something resonant in this image, please consider making a donation to the Mental …
Acrylic and UV Pigment on canvas, 300×300. There’s beauty inside, but it’s hard to see it all. The darkness seeps through everything, completely masking out some things, and interfering with others. There’s no telling when or where it may crop up, but when it does it leaves a scar. If you find something resonant in …
Acrylic on Canvas, 400×500. Following on from “Edinburgh Street Scene”, another pseudo-impressionist piece, this time of Columbus Avenue, San Francisco c. 2001. Based on a photo taken by The Unicorn from the junction of Columbus Avenue and Jack Kerouac Alley.
Acrylic on Canvas, 500×400. In a break from the “usual”, there’s no UV and no Glow. Just a plain old painting of Frederick Street in Edinburgh as seen in 2017 in a pseudo-impressionist style.
Acrylic on canvas, 300×300. A stemless pair of roses. I enjoy painting these, it’s very relaxing. The backgrounds are a muted blended swirl of acrylic paint and UV pigment, along with some glow in the dark powder.
HB Pencil on Card. A3. I had the opportunity to visit “Refloresta” with some friends, during which we took part in a self-guided drawing session. “Refloresta” is an installation piece, by Brazilian artist Maria Nepomuceno, currently on loan to the 215 year old Portico Library in Manchester. Pieces created during the self-guided drawing sessions will …