"Phoenix Park" is painted on cotton watercolor paper with acrylic and mounted on board floating in a box frame
I have been making both abstract and figurative paintings, although quite a number of them have a historical origin, this work called "Phoenix Park" is a semi abstract work with some realism included. The underlying layer is roughly applied, layers of color and a few strokes of yellow, purples and orange were added and subsequently scraped, rubbed, or treated with alcohol splatter using the emotions I was feeling at the time. Subsequently I applied some spraypainted motives and a few layers of transparent greens, using a negative technique, recreating, out of the chaos, a tranquil environment for myself resulting in an imaginary field of flowers in front of the park's deer and the Wellington monument.
The painting is executed on 300gsm NOT Fabriano Watercolor Paper, with a layer of gesso.
- Framed: 94 x 74 x 4 cm
- Subject Matter: Abstract