The first coat on this recycled canvas was in a moody grey/white/silver. I sometimes get the urge to create a simple composition with just a couple of colours blended. However, with this one and with all my other paintings so far, I have never felt like a plain aesthetic really “says” anything and could become dull to look at after a short time. So I used the moody style as a starting point rather than a finish line. To me it was the colour of wintery skies. I then added the areas of blue, blue/green and violet. I have continued the same dab marks with the brush on the bottom left section as I’ve done in other artworks which adds energy and in this case it’s dissipating. As the name suggests, the energy is moving quickly to the extent that it skips spring altogether and goes straight to summer. This is evident with the paint poured area that looks like a butterfly wing of bright colours. In the bottom right corner there is a an abstract, geometric, silver shape that to me looks like a pomegranate or similar citrus fruit shape. The top right area hints at cherry blossom which is like a springboard in Spring to Summer. Together the different areas of the canvas create this sensory overload and it takes you on the journey through different scents, moods, scenery, all whilst exploring light, dark and depth. It is a very busy painting that is very striking on the wall.
CLT_Abstracts: The Process 