Quite literally behind my oil painting entitled ‘Human Heart’ you can see the concept and pattern begin to form.

Earlier photo of ‘Human Heart’ whilst a work in progress.The physical idea of the heart shown centrally in the photograph of my artwork above was overpainted.

The ghostly apparition eventually appeared in the place of the physical heart originally envisaged.

Linseed oil was mixed extensively producing a sort of treacle effect.

Here is the completed ‘Human Heart’ oil painting:

‘Human Heart’ – oil painting on canvas, 36 inches wide by 28 inches high, completed April 2013.

Texture underlies ‘Human Heart’ and is readily demonstrated in the background detail particularly at the top left.  An eclectic use of blending, searching and soulfulness.

A contrast of blue-grey, yellow-red tones.

Again, to show the creative process of art making please kindly see an earlier photograph of ‘Creative Mind’ below and note the subtle differences upon its completion:

The canvas was divided into the evident shapes above.  This has deeper abstract meaning to me personally.  The artwork is thoroughly definitive.

White-yellow fan brush work, also top left, is just about the only brushwork throughout the entire piece. This compliments the unwittingly ‘cubist’ blue uppermost top-left.  Cubist detail shines radiantly in the photograph below.

Please note that two palette knives dominate the artistic construction from beginning to end aside from the fan brush work aforementioned.

I etch the palette knife edge point at the lower-centre section of the artwork.  A succinct thank you to Vincent Van Gogh.

The greyish allegory to brain matter is folded and fluted with the palette knife at the top of the artwork using a multitude of carefully mixed colours.  Appropriate of intellect considering the way our brains look in the physical sense with furrows, folds and swirls.

The outworking of my various artistic styles can be seen in ‘Creative Mind’ along with the volcano-like tempest and the mid-right upper central ‘haze’.

Completed painting of ‘Creative Mind’ immediately below.

(the lower right signature digitally altered in purposed obfuscation):

‘Creative Mind’ – oil painting on canvas, 36 inches wide by 28 inches high, completed Autumn 2012.

My long palette knife took over in bewilderment.  Like hands holding onto a tornado, consumed in the moment.

With art-making sometimes the fruit can ripen oh so quickly.  Sweet coconut milk quenches my thirst.  Succulent figs become silent speeches.  Peaches pressed gently to produce delicious oil.  Wholeheartedly exploring a new depth.

Swan follows swan as ineffably as the one that guides its flight.