Suburbia

A fluid abstract painting with a highly textural surface built up with multiple payers of colourful fluid paint. I concentrate on cultivating an unconscious and intuitive approach when making these works.
They are made in rapid bursts of action painting, only stopping when the surface becomes too active to continue. I try not to edit them once complete, as I feel they represent the moment of creation.
I am inspired by mid-century colour field painting, retro design and mathematics.
The difficulty with these works is finding a balance between form and colour without just creating a pattern. Even the painting doesn't literally depict a subject, I find myself thinking of landscapes whilst creating these works.
The painting comes ready to hang with a handmade frame and wire on the back.
The frame is handcrafted by myself from quality timber. I have stained the frame black to provide a nice contrast with the colours of the painting.
I hope you enjoy this piece. Thanks!

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I am a visual artist based in Hobart, Tasmania, I trained at the Tasmanian School of Art, earning a Master of Fine Art and Design in 2002. I have won numerous awards and exhibited widely in Australia and overseas.
My professional experience includes a number of artist residencies including at the Cite' Internationale des Arts in Paris.
I have worked in a range of media including sculpture, photography and painting. My current interest is in abstract and non-representational art, particularly geometrical abstraction.
I am inspired by the natural world and my everyday experience, though my works are not direct representations of "things" they are stimulated by my surroundings.