Earth Coloured Abstract Painting

Bleed Confusion is about identity and belonging to a certain place. My parents migrated to Australia from Great Britain before I was born. I consider myself an Australian, I have lived here all my life. But history chronicles have changed the first ‘settlers’ to be, invaders. So I wrestle with identity. My wife is from Thailand so another part of me is becoming Thai. This hard edge painting questions who I am and because I have a trade background is signwriting, I have used that skill in this piece.

ABSTRACTION: Is not considered an accurate representation of the world around us. Basically it uses colour, forms and gestural mark making to convey the artist’s interpretation or vision. Abstraction is used to convey a story or evoke a feeling. There are a myriad of different ways to approach abstraction in painting and I have developed a few distinct or unique styles.

TEXT PAINTINGS: this style is generally layers of text in a stylised font. I build combinations of different colours and font sizes to create patterns so the letters or words start to merge or entwine thus becoming obscure. I want the viewer to really look at the work to find meaning, thus immerse themselves in the artwork.