Thursday, April 22, 2010

Volcanic impulses

It has been a while since my last post but like many journeys, there have been many peaks and troughs and mine is no exception.

First of all, I have been asked to put up a smiling photo of me by my mate, Tom Wishart, photographer extraordinaire http://www.onethousandwords.co.uk/

Here it is...



This photo is taken in front of Chepstow castle, Wales.



Ash Machine
(Pastel)

Like a lot of people, I too, was affected by the volcanic ashes from Eyjafjallajokull, Iceland.

I painted 'Ash Machine' to describe how I felt about the situation. The 'Ash Machine' represents Eyjafjallajokull, releasing its voluminous gases and ashes, affecting human faculties and functions; causing chaos in the business of men and their pursuit for monetary gains.







Flow
(Pastel)


I took about 2 days to finish 'Flow'. As my trip came to an end, I realised that being a full time artist might not be a plausible option at this point in time.

'Flow' describes the peaks and troughs of my thoughts; red, yellow, orange - colours that dominate my mind. The contour lines describes the mountains of my thoughts and yet they are contained by the undulating red ribbon.