On the wall in March

On the wall and available for purchase for March are:

March White III
SOLD

Autumn 14 Landscape 

Autumn 14 Landscape II

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Autumn 14 Landscape II - SOLD

This is the partner to Autumn 14 Landscape in the previous blog feature and is various paints on textured wood board set in a renovated real wood frame behind glass.

Autumn 14 Landscape II

SOLD

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Autumn 14 Landscape - SOLD

I started this last year and to be honest I forgot all about it until I undid the bubble wrap over the weekend and there it was with its frame - It was one of a series I worked on and put to one side unfinished however it is now completed!

Autumn Landscape

SOLD

The piece is various paints on textured wood board set in a renovated real wood frame behind glass and the frame is finished in chalky white paint - 31" x 23" x 2"

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March Relief IV - SOLD

March Relief IV

Various paints on wood board undercoated with texturing medium 

Set behind glass in a renovated real wood frame sanded back to natural 

22" x 18" x 2"

SOLD

March Whites - Relief series

I so enjoyed creating the previous white reliefs that I have put together a series of 3 under the title 'March Whites'. All have been created with the use of wood board and heavy grey board treated with a sand and grout mix and finished with white chalky paint. All unashamedly are inspired by Ben Nicholson!

March White I
SOLD

March White I is set on a mid grey painted wood backboard behind glass in a natural finish real wood frame and measures 25" x 20" x 2"

March White II

SOLD

March White II is set on a white painted wood backboard behind glass in a mid grey painted real wood frame and measures 19" x 19" x 2"

March White III

SOLD

March White III is set on a mid grey painted wood backboard behind glass in a natural finish real wood frame and measures 25" x 20" x 2"

March IV

SOLD

March IV is various paints on wood board and grey board set behind glass in a renovated frame sanded back to natural 22" x 18" x 2"

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Portland 2015 - SOLD

'Portland 2015' is various wood and grey board with sand and grout powder undercoating and finished with dry brushing with grey and chalk white paint.

It is set on a slate grey backboard set in a natural wood frame behind glass and measures 

25" x 20" x 2"

SOLD

Please feel free to contact me for further information regarding new work to be released or commissioning a piece by using the contact form top right of page.

White relief

This is a piece I was recently commissioned to produce which is a representation of Ben Nicholson's 1934 Relief. My version measures 1000x760mm which is close to the original and is the second such large white relief piece I have completed on commission.

In regard to his White Reliefs the Tate states -

"Like the Cubists, Nicholson was interested in the ways in which paintings can represent space. In the 1930's, he made shallow reliefs in which areas of different depths define actual space. In the most radical of these, color was reduced to just white or grey to achieve a sense of purity. Depth and plain color make the play of light and shadow an intrinsic part of the work. This emphasis was related to new ideas about living and, especially, to modern architecture, in which natural light and formal simplicity were major concerns."

Now I am no expert but the one thing I always enjoy once I have completed such a large simple piece is the play of light on the white surface as the light changes in the house from daylight to overhead light as well as the shadow play from each layer of the relief.  

Also I do not have the skill to 'hue' the relief from cast off solid mahogany table tops as was the want of Ben Nicholson however over the past few years I have devised my own method of creating textured surfaces which can be worked with sanding and scraping. This adds yet another level of character to the piece and avoids the surface becoming flat and uninteresting.

So there we are - I have to spend a couple of weeks back in my commercial hat - or 'real work' as my Mother calls it but I cannot wait to get back to the studio.

In the meantime I am happy to create pieces on a commission basis at your request so please feel free to contact me via the form on the top right of the page.

Thank you to all my customers who continue to support my work.

Circles V - SOLD

Circles V is various paints on wood board with sanding and scratching back.

The piece is set in a real wood box frame finished with a white wash and sanded back and is set behind glass.

Measures 21" x 21" x 2"

SOLD

For details regarding new work to be released or arranging a commission please contact me via the form at the top right of the page.

Martindown Winter Relief - SOLD

This is 'Martindown Winter Relief' which I created in 2013 and is the last from my 'kept' personal collection which I am now offering for sale.

The relief surfaces have been heavily worked with sanding - scratching and dry brushing with various paints to give wonderful textures with which I was capturing the various colors and tones after the snow on Martindown during that winter.

SOLD

The piece measures 26" x 22" x 2.5" and is set behind glass in a renovated frame finished in off white chalky paint.

For more details please contact me via the contact form top right of page.

Tollard White Relief - SOLD

Tollard White which I created during the winter in 2013 is various wood board with textured undercoating finished with various white paints.

The backboard has been heavily grouted - black paint washed and then sanded back.

I am happy to make this available for purchase [though I have to say it proved tricky to photo in full frontal] but is a large striking relief piece.

SOLD

Set in a renovated real wood box frame finished in grey paint which has been sanded to give slight distressing and is behind glass.
41" x 17" x 2"
For more details and images please contact me via the form top right of page.

My first Nicholson - SOLD

In 2011 soon after I started this blog I posted 

http://withamart.blogspot.co.uk/2011/03/ben-nicholson-reliefshe-started-it-all.html

Having looked back through the blog it occurred to me that I have never included an image of my first ever Nicholson creation which ‘started it all’ and allowed us to hang a ‘Nicholson’ on our wall.

So here it is my homage to the artist and my version of his 1939-44 [painted relief] which I am happy to now offer for sale.

It is various board textured with grout and sand finished in dry brushed various paints 

Set in a real wood box frame behind glass 29" x 21" x 1.5"

SOLD

Autumn Dorset III - SOLD

This is the last in a series of relief works I have created over the last few months

It is various paints on textured wood board.

Set in a real wood box frame behind glass - 21" x 17" x 2"

SOLD