Desert Mirage

I love letting the paint do its own thing. I deliberately covered this canvas with all sorts of rough, random textures, then let various types of paint drip down the canvas from opposite edges. This resulted in lots of wonderful patterns, and mixtures that could not be purposely manufactured. I was using so much paint that it even lifted the label from one of my paint brushes, and it slipped onto the canvas. And, I left it there...a happy accident perhaps? (see photo) Some artists carefully remove the finest paint brush bristles from their work, but I feel these elements are part of the artwork, and show the process of making the art.

I love this painting, it has so much to look at, and the unusual colours are a very interesting mix that seem to somehow work well together

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Have been painting in Oils for 20 years, starting off in a traditional landscape/still life style, but gradually evolving to wherever inspiration, and the paint and colour take me. I have Illustrated Children's books, working in Acrylic, however the flow, movement and deep depth of colour of Oil's are truly addictive.

My art is wide and varied, and provides me with endless joy, with the odd moment of frustration along the way. The joy of my art is that I don't put any restrictions on it. It flows, it comes from ideas, visions and sometimes just from playing with paint. The whole point of being a creative person, is to be creative, so I can't lock into a particular style and paint that style over and over. The closest I come to that are my fish paintings, but I love my fish paintings, they are so relaxing, therapeutic and never quite the same as I chase the swimming fish around the canvas.
Sometimes I will start a painting with a particular idea, or style in mind, but as soon as I apply paint to the canvas I see something happening that I simply can't resist. So the original idea is taken over by the intriguing possibilities of the unknown creation that lies ahead. Sometimes that creation is nothing special, or lost in the overworked searches for that magic painting that came from nowhere. Sometimes, that magic painting does come from nowhere, and I stand back amazed and wonder how it happened. My years of experience have taught me to trust my artistic instincts, so more often than not, I am pleased with the results.
I have no doubt that my unrestricted "style" probably works against my marketable profile, but I love the way I can paint with freedom and I cannot wait to see what I come up with next.