THE SELF-ISOLATION RESIDENCY 3RD JANUARY 2021: DAY 280

New painting: "Deja vu." Oil paints on canvas, 600 x 600 mm.

19, 20, 21: Finding a reason to paint, in search of the sublime. 3rd January 2021.
 
Where to start, I set out to just write an ordinary blog post today, but as I begin to think about it, the subject is already taking on greater proportions in my mind.
Several people have commented that they like the ‘new’ style/work but to me this style is about 15 years old, I have just chosen not to employ it for quite some time. Back then, around 2006-8, I felt that the work had come to a natural end in the form that it was in and I allowed my ideas to evolve into a different place that felt more relevant at that time. Now having spent over a year in reflection, much of the time being during the Self-Isolation Residency, I realise that this style of painting has a new significance to my work. And not just to my new work but to most of my continuous practice over the last 2 decades.
To be continued…