There comes a time when the canvases pile up, some finished but unsigned, some good, others passable but in need of some tweaking , and others that have gone nowhere and need to be painted over. Those of you who paint will know the value of painting over old works. There is an energy that comes through the gesso one may apply to create a fresh surface but often a completely new work results from painting directly over the old painting and transforming it to something completely new and wonderful.
My last posting of over a year ago was “Government House”: look how that experience transformed into an unrelated non- objective work. For me painting is a process of layering and building up. My new exhibition consisting of 20+ works, all abstract, was painted this summer in a period of five weeks thanks to studio space at Vancouver Island School of Arts. I invite your comment..