Light is a fundamental theme in my paintings – an amalgamation of dappled sunlight bursting through the cracks and sharp edged shards of light cutting across the canvas. Originating from an earlier fascination with reflections in glass I have continued to carry these man-made shapes through my paintings today in order to add contrast to the organic imagery found in the natural environment of a forest or coastal path.
When putting paint to canvas mark-making becomes the central focus of my practice and I begin to play with the picture, editing, selecting and allowing the paint to influence me. A build-up of thin, translucent layers using a wide brush forms the ground of a painting, after which strict and controlled marks become entwined with accidental drips or splashes and large energetic brush strokes emerge from behind solid masked out blocks of colour. This history of marks helps to create depth in both the physical paint as well as the image as a whole, which from a collection of flat marks starts to become a deep and almost tangible space.
Telephone 07849 180368
Email elisamcleod@hotmail.co.uk
Website www.elisamcleod.com
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Studio W23
Main Building
Krowji
West Park
Redruth
Cornwall
TR15 3AJ
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