‘Shadow Forms' series

I've just realised that although I released my new Shadow Forms several weeks ago, I never put a post on here about it. So, before all the paintings are gone and have disappeared from the website, here it is!

With these I’ve been trying to work even more minimally than in my last series, and reduce complication and ‘noise’ - using just one dark and one light tone . . . but I ended up needing to add colour once again. These little flashes of colour reward closer inspection and add a spark of life to the shadows.

I see these paintings as inferring spaces or volumes, by representing shadows only. Like the shadows cast by buildings and objects, but in a way that doesn’t make sense - in the way that a memory can be incomplete or inaccurate.

If you click through to the collection page you can see a representative selection of images I took in my daily life that served as inspiration for my paintings and explorations. I find that I tend to notice shadows and the shapes that they create, almost more than the objects that create them. Most people see these but don’t consciously register them, so I’m hoping that these paintings will spark some feeling of familiarity even if people can’t really make out what they represent.

You can see the full Shadow Forms series here, where you’ll also be able to read a little more about the inspiration behind these pieces.