No.078 Underneath it all Painting

Underneath it all This piece appeared in a UK charity exhibition: Freedom (November 2021) ‘Underneath it all’ is a small but intimate piece, inspired and representing the acknowledgement and acceptance of mental health in oneself, the exhale of relief, Sophie and so many others have taken, of feeling free(dom) when we admit to ourselves and to everyone that under all this bravado, there is something else going on. My mind is a scratch card and someone has come along and started scratching away my silver layer to reveal its truth. Framed A3 Birchwood natural panel. Frame Material/Colour: Natural wood Frame Style: Tray/Floating Frame with shadow gap. Frame Dims: 32.5 (W) x 45 (L) x 3.2 cm (H) My paintings are never an entirely flat/smooth surface. Layers and layers of paint are used creating natural lumps and bumps across the canvas or board, sometimes completely intentional and sometimes not. I use lots of different paint types, experimenting with texture and the final finishes you can achieve with each one. The edges of the panel are left as they are - the natural colour of the panel board (with a few drips of paint that have naturally run over the edges) Back of the panel: the title and number is handwritten top left corner and my signature and year created on the bottom right corner. *Please note: There are no fixings in place for hanging, nor do I supply these. This is up to yourself the buyer to decide and execute depending on whether you want the artwork to hang in situ.