Like many artists, from time to time I re-work images into more “finished” works. My process normally starts with a watercolour. I often find there is more to be said and a different medium, scale and motif inspire me to proceed. Sometimes the idea will sit around for years until I feel the urge. The funny thing is, my original work then seems the better for it too. More vibrant and poignant having become the base for the later work.
My most ambitious effort is certainly last year’s “18 pieces of me”, where I re-worked a 14″ x 11″ watercolour self portrait into a 6′ x 3′, 18-panel acrylic. Here it is, plus a few of my other favorite reworks.
Should you like to know how any one of my paintings started, just let me know and I’ll include them in a future blog!