Into the Rainbow Vein no2

A painting does often have a final outcome but this element of the craft is associated with a product that is something done and complete, or can never be altered once it is finished. It has been known for Artists to re purchase work and continue it in the studio, because the stuff that is paint, belongs to another category, which is continually affected and has no definite end. In order for a process to continue we have to generate an accident or series of accidents that are the catalyst of a new action/actions. It is out of force and necessity that things are closed. Death is one example. In the seascapes I like to imagine that they represent a place that is finite but at the same time they show a process that is always in transition. A technical note; When the initial thick paint has been directly applied to the fabric, this effect can not be achieved on a second layer when the application is often more of a creamy consistency and the final layers are very thin and transparent. The point is the transition has already been carried through, a bit like when you boil an egg, it will never be egg yoke again! The same rule can be applied to all subjects. Portraiture included.