Blue / Green Study of the B5289 Landscape
Spray Paint, Acrylic pen and Archival rollerball pen
On Somerset Tub Sized 420gsm paper
Size 43 × 54 cm (17 × 21 inches)
These two abstract studies are inspired by a fleeting yet powerful moment captured while driving on the B5289 between Lorton and Buttermere on a cold January morning. The awe-inspiring presence of Grisedale Pike, Whiteside, and Grasmoor is translated into rhythmic layers of color and texture, evoking the atmospheric beauty of mist, frost, and early light.
Each study is created using spray paint and acrylic/gel pens on 420gsm Somerset paper, fully covering the surface with staggered horizontal lines that define the landscape’s key elements—mountains, sky, fields, hedges, and the subtle glow of headlights reflecting on the verge. The compositions are built through a process of repetition, with the same landscape painted eight times using different stencils, each variation of lines adding movement and depth.
The first study features a color palette of pink, purple, blue, grays, and light orange, bringing a luminous, ethereal quality to the landscape. The second study shifts to blue-grays, sands, and greens, offering a more grounded, natural interpretation of the scene.
Lines applied with a ruler yet staggered by eye introduce a sense of rhythm and flow, while the natural irregularities of the pen over textured spray paint create subtle variations, reinforcing the organic interaction between control and unpredictability.
These studies mark an ongoing exploration of abstraction in landscape representation, where memory, place, and process converge to capture not just a view, but the fleeting sensations of a moment in time.
Spray Paint, Acrylic pen and Archival rollerball pen
On Somerset Tub Sized 420gsm paper
Size 43 × 54 cm (17 × 21 inches)
These two abstract studies are inspired by a fleeting yet powerful moment captured while driving on the B5289 between Lorton and Buttermere on a cold January morning. The awe-inspiring presence of Grisedale Pike, Whiteside, and Grasmoor is translated into rhythmic layers of color and texture, evoking the atmospheric beauty of mist, frost, and early light.
Each study is created using spray paint and acrylic/gel pens on 420gsm Somerset paper, fully covering the surface with staggered horizontal lines that define the landscape’s key elements—mountains, sky, fields, hedges, and the subtle glow of headlights reflecting on the verge. The compositions are built through a process of repetition, with the same landscape painted eight times using different stencils, each variation of lines adding movement and depth.
The first study features a color palette of pink, purple, blue, grays, and light orange, bringing a luminous, ethereal quality to the landscape. The second study shifts to blue-grays, sands, and greens, offering a more grounded, natural interpretation of the scene.
Lines applied with a ruler yet staggered by eye introduce a sense of rhythm and flow, while the natural irregularities of the pen over textured spray paint create subtle variations, reinforcing the organic interaction between control and unpredictability.
These studies mark an ongoing exploration of abstraction in landscape representation, where memory, place, and process converge to capture not just a view, but the fleeting sensations of a moment in time.
Spray Paint, Acrylic pen and Archival rollerball pen
On Somerset Tub Sized 420gsm paper
Size 43 × 54 cm (17 × 21 inches)
These two abstract studies are inspired by a fleeting yet powerful moment captured while driving on the B5289 between Lorton and Buttermere on a cold January morning. The awe-inspiring presence of Grisedale Pike, Whiteside, and Grasmoor is translated into rhythmic layers of color and texture, evoking the atmospheric beauty of mist, frost, and early light.
Each study is created using spray paint and acrylic/gel pens on 420gsm Somerset paper, fully covering the surface with staggered horizontal lines that define the landscape’s key elements—mountains, sky, fields, hedges, and the subtle glow of headlights reflecting on the verge. The compositions are built through a process of repetition, with the same landscape painted eight times using different stencils, each variation of lines adding movement and depth.
The first study features a color palette of pink, purple, blue, grays, and light orange, bringing a luminous, ethereal quality to the landscape. The second study shifts to blue-grays, sands, and greens, offering a more grounded, natural interpretation of the scene.
Lines applied with a ruler yet staggered by eye introduce a sense of rhythm and flow, while the natural irregularities of the pen over textured spray paint create subtle variations, reinforcing the organic interaction between control and unpredictability.
These studies mark an ongoing exploration of abstraction in landscape representation, where memory, place, and process converge to capture not just a view, but the fleeting sensations of a moment in time.