I got rid of the vertical lines, which clearly weren't working for me, but I'm not convinced by the textures of the paint...needs a lot more warmth. Probably needs a bit more contrast, too. Contrast is one of my bugbears; I never feel like I get it right. I'm pretty sure that this isn't going to amount to much...but I think there's more learning there for me, so I'll persevere.
And talking about perseverance... remember the piece I said was going in the bin? Well...
....it didn't quite get there... After adding paint to it, using a bit of scrap muslin, I tore up the paint-daubed fabric and added it to the piece. As you do... This idea of adding verticals, is a recurring thing for me, but I've never really got to proper grips with it. There's something about standing stones...that's where the initial idea came from...but I think there's a bit more to it than that. It's part of my practice, to search for meaning, but I'm not sure if it always leads to added value. I suspect that it's not the verticals, where the meaning lies, but rather in their relationship to each other, and to the background.
