My intention when creating this series, which is an ongoing one, was to try and minimize some elements to my work.  When creating a painting the artist can dwell on a wide range of concepts and techniques.  From colour theory, composition, political to emotional concepts, application and so on.  What I wanted to do was to see what happened when I began to minimize or focus on fewer elements.

In this series I am spending most of my focus on colour theory, composition and texture.  As a viewer here is how you can judge my success.  When a person initially views a painting their eye tends to enter at the bottom right of a composition and move counter clockwise from area of interest to area of interest.  What draws the eye are elements within a painting which are unique. For example, something with a high contrast will draw the eye as well as interesting brush strokes or even a different shape.  If a composition is made up of soft rounded brush strokes and then there is an area showing a sharp rigid line then your eye will be naturally be drawn to this area.

So in creating the composition I want to move the eye in a counter clockwise  circular method over and over again.  If I use too much of one type of technique it will then become monotonous allowing the viewer to lose interest.  If its busy in a composition then the eye will need an area of open untextured space to rest on occasion, otherwise it can become overstimulated and want to leave the painting.  It is finding the delicate balance of a multitude of these kinds of techniques which is what I am focusing on.

When the viewer approaches one of my paintings I wish them to be able to have two experiences.  The first is from 6 feet away where you observe the image as a picture.  The second is from observing the painting from a foot to inches away.  I want the viewer to be able to come close to the surface and discover a different world within the painting.  A world of sculptural brushstrokes and subtle colours.  I want it to become a new landscape which is now about the way the paint was applied, looking at it from inch to inch.  Letting the eye roam over the surface more as an abstract landscape.  I hope that in explaining my thought process your experience in viewing this series will be enhanced.