Developing 'Absence'

                                                                                                                                                                                               Following the painting masterclass, I decided to go back to my painting with a new understanding of my medium. For me Oil paint is the most interesting medium, I love the way it can be pushed and pulled through colour, being able to manipulate the paint, to create movement with in the painting.

Using brushes of varied differences and a knife allows the paint to be spread in a variety of thicknesses and layers.  I have discovered a way which lets the paint attach itself to the colour below without moving the layer beneath. By twisting my brush during application, an interesting  movement of paint happens. When the brush is twisted it layers parts of the colour down without being totally brushed in. It allows the colour to be quite fluid and depending on how the brush is loaded it can spread colours together fluidly echoing each other.