unmoored…

Moorings 4 © Mari French 2012

Moorings 4 © Mari French 2012

Four recent experimental abstract works…mixed-media on panel, each 40x30cm.

Not sure what titles to use yet, so provisionally I’m referring to them as ‘Moorings 1 – 4’.

I enjoyed playing around with the balance of flowing muslin, taut string and stained tissue on a heavily textured background.

I’ll probably end up giving them a completely abstract title as I prefer viewers to be allowed to interpret them as they will.

Feedback appreciated as until now I haven’t produced much completely abstract work. Although I’ve been moving towards it for sometime. Thanks.

Moorings 3 © Mari French 2012

Moorings 3 © Mari French 2012

Moorings 2 © Mari French 2012

Moorings 2 © Mari French 2012

Moorings 1 © Mari French 2012

Moorings 1 © Mari French 2012

reflecting on Venice…

Colonnade, Venice © Mari French

Colonnade, Venice © Mari French

one of the small tissue on board paintings I’ve been playing around with recently… inspired by memories of Venetian canals/reflections/senescence

icon…

Icon 1 © Mari French 2012

Icon 1 © Mari French 2012

…this is the first of several recent abstract experiments with ink and stained tissue on watercolour board that I am happy with. I like the subdued burgundy, brown and gold colours.

You might remember that I’ve used a similar technique for more representative landscape based pieces, also on watercolour board (click here).

This one is quite a small artwork but I think it may be one for framing at some point.