The Shape of My Tears 2019

The Shape of My Tears 2019

Raw pigment on reclaimed wood panels
16 pieces
16.5 cm  I  6.5 in round
Installation size variable

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This set of sixteen paintings, each 16.5 cm in diametre, are the wood cut outs from the ceiling light panels above my studio area in the Marlborough College Art Department. I filled a hole in the middle, sanded the surface and edges, then gesso coated them before mixing a dark navy blue reminiscent of blue prints to serve as the base. There are many layers of paint and gloss medium on which the white paint plays, dripped, painted, wiped and repeated.

I wanted to create images that appeared both underwater yet recognizably garden inspired; to portray motion and the sense of present and absence. To conjure moments of joy with mystery, mirroring the human experience of connecting with nature.