'Impact' combines large, bold shapes and energetic textures and colours to form a striking image that is full of movement. It has been built up with layers of oil pastel and acrylic washes, sanded and scraped and scratched to work back through some layers, then repainted to build new textures and shapes. The sides of the stretched canvas have been similarly treated to incorporate them into the work, so that a frame is really not necessary. It is a bold work, and I am very pleased with the way it came together, after weeks of torment!