This is a continuation of my 'Arrangement' series. I like to think of it as playful chaos. The placing of the various shapes may seem random, but they are actually arranged carefully, creating a play between the black edges and negative white space. The colourful shape is always different, and creates a focal point in the pattern. The image is made with different shapes cut into lino, inked and pressed onto the paper by hand. They don't always come out perfectly, but this is what makes subtle variations in tone and texture, creating a wabi sabi effect - perfectly imperfect:)
This is a continuation of my 'Arrangement' series. I like to think of it as playful chaos. The placing of the various shapes may seem random, but they are actually arranged carefully, creating a play between the black edges and negative white space. The colourful shape is always different, and creates a focal point in the pattern. The image is made with different shapes cut into lino, inked and pressed onto the paper by hand. They don't always come out perfectly, but this is what makes subtle variations in tone and texture, creating a wabi sabi effect - perfectly imperfect:)
This is a continuation of my 'Arrangement' series. I like to think of it as playful chaos. The placing of the various shapes may seem random, but they are actually arranged carefully, creating a play between the black edges and negative white space. The colourful shape is always different, and creates a focal point in the pattern. The image is made with different shapes cut into lino, inked and pressed onto the paper by hand. They don't always come out perfectly, but this is what makes subtle variations in tone and texture, creating a wabi sabi effect - perfectly imperfect:)
Lino inked and pressed onto the paper by hand. They don't always come out perfectly, but this is what makes subtle variations in tone and texture, creating a wabi sabi effect - perfectly imperfect:)
For this original painting, I used shapes from different plants in my garden. I combined colour and pattern to contrast them against each other, the overall effect becoming quite vivid with detail, tone and texture. There are many layers and many marks!
For this original painting, I used shapes from different plants in my garden. I combined colour and pattern to contrast them against each other, the overall effect becoming quite vivid with detail, tone and texture. There are many layers and many marks!