Here’s a series of new artworks destined for an exhibition tomorrow for the Bassendean Art Council entitled ‘Expressions’ at the Old Bakery in Maylands.

I had a vision when I was trying to figure out what I would want to ‘express’ for this exhibition of couples holding each other bathed in light in front of  a tranquil cloud-filled sky. I wanted to express tenderness, passion and sensuality and of course, Love.

These paintings are quite different for me because they’re a slight move away from abstraction/ cubism (though it’s still present) as I attempted to wrestle with new concerns such as figure modelling and more realistic light and tone. I wanted the figures to be quite independantly lit from the background and for the outside couples to have a mysterious Magritte type feel as one half of the couple dissolves into clouds.

Hopefully the exhibition goes well and exposes more of the artistic talent around Bassendean.

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 ”Couple No.1″, 2011. Acrylic on canvas, 75 x 75cm. $900

 ”Couple No.2″, 2011. Acrylic on canvas, 75 x 75cm. $900

 ”Couple No.3″, 2011. Acrylic on canvas, 75 x 75cm. $900