If I’m honest, I’ve always been slightly concerned that when you make prints of original artwork, the essence of the piece might get lost. The texture, the spontaneity, the life. That feeling that the work is alive and breathing.
It hasn’t been until now, with my newest limited edition prints made with CCA Galleries, that I feel I’ve truly managed to capture that true essence of what my art is all about and it happened accidentally.
Last week I headed to Worton Hall Studios, a place where legends of the art world have stepped foot. The pressure was ON. At first, when I began cautiously adding the hand finished elements, every stroke, every little jolt and movement was carefully considered. I moved with precision.
Then next thing you know, I accidentally dropped a splodge of thick paint around the edge of the circular image.
The funny thing is,
This piece embodies the butterfly effect, responding to the idea that small initial paint stokes spiral into to unpredictable large scale outcomes. The circular surface and the intuitive mark making process, represents the ‘Tao’ or the ‘Way’ an eastern thought on the ever changing flow of the universe. The Tao invites you to let go of control and move with the current rather than against it.
And in that moment, the painting became exactly what it was always meant to be.
What continues to amaze me is how painting continuously becomes my teacher. Even these prints ended up teaching me something. The moment I stopped trying to control every detail was the moment the work came alive again. It reminded me that art, like life, breathes best when you allow space for the unexpected. The accident wasn’t a mistake. It was the whole point.
The launch of these prints will be at
@londonoriginalprintfair in May
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