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[ I made “Surfaces #1” simultaneously with another wooded panel.  “Surfaces #1” retained all the necessary requirements I look for in my pieces..

.. quality, balance, originality, artistic expression and personality in style.

“Surfaces #2” I overpainted into “y intersects b”, a Pop Art piece. ] – 17th March 2025.

My abstract composition Surfaces #1 unfolds as a layered field of energy, where colour, texture and line converge into dynamic interplay. Wisps of lavender, azure and deep violet co-operate with creamy whites, orchestrated by flashes of golden light that seem to radiate from within the work.

Sweeping translucent markings weave across the surface, creating a web-like structure reminiscent of organic growth.

There is a sense of depth achieved through the overlay of calligraphic pastel lines atop areas of cloth wiped impasto, with firm textures revealing glimpses of earlier layers. The visual repertoire is one of oscillation—between translucence, opacity, stillness and movement. The atmospheric palette, coupled with the fluid, improvisational paintmaking, imbues the piece with a sense of natural phenomena: light through foliage, reflections in water, or even shifting cloud formations.

In its essence, the work invites contemplative empathy, where the viewing reveals subtle chromatic interaction. It’s a meditation of surface technique—equally a meditation on the hidden strata beneath.

Here is the original diptych:

I retained Surfaces #1 (seen on the left), whereas being unhappy with Surfaces #2 I took the decision to overpaint same to make “y intersects b” [14th – 17th March 2025]:

You can see a small area of the underpainting for Surfaces #2 in the a4LY writing of “y intersects b”.

Surfaces #1 is a beauty along with y intersects b.

Abstract without any intended subject material.

Pop Art without any abstraction, mathematical and scientific in idea.