This is an unexpected development. At the moment this painting would qualify as an abstract. I had no intention of going in this direction but it already has enough of the elements I am interested in to make me stop and think. I will let the painting guide me as to how it will eventually be finished.
My belief is that the strongest connection between the viewer and the painting is made when the viewer can identify objects within the painting and then understand them against their own idea of ‘reality’. It is that duality between the object and how it is depicted that holds the fascination and there needs to be enough ‘realism’ in the depiction to create this tension.
Only time will tell what these landscapes may look like in the future.
Tapestry, Northumberland. Day 2