Mixed Media on canvas, stretched and ready to hang.

Signed on the back.

Abstract floral artwork created with acrylic and torn painted paper on canvas.

How is this created?

To create these works, I first choose my colour palette and then spend many days / weeks painting a large stack of acid free art papers. For this I use acrylic paints - sometimes very thickly applied, sometimes in thin fluid washes - sometimes with a brush and sometimes with a palette knife. I create as much texture in these papers as I can and I love the way the paint behaves on paper.

Once I have a stack of gorgeous papers - these become my 'paints' and I begin tearing them into pieces and arranging them (and re-arranging) then on the canvas until I find shape combinations I like. Once I'm happy with a section I 'glue' it the canvas with pure acrylic medium (the base component of acrylic paint) and work around the canvas.

Once the canvas is finished I seal everything with multiple protective coats of clear acrylic and satin varnish.