I summarised in my reflections regarding the final piece that I had completed for Assignment Four that I felt that there was potential for it to be reworked. This view was confirmed during the conversation with my tutor. It was felt that there were some strong points in the work but that it didn’t hang together. In trying to pull together different experimental pieces it lacked coherence. I had tried to link the pieces together using a black background as this colour was common to most parts. This had helped to some degree but the bright yellows and golds jarred and deflected from the stronger section in the centre middle part of the painting. The re-work needed to bring this part into the whole composition and inform the whole piece. In doing so most of the remaining painting would be altered so that very little remained. The dominant colours would be various reds and oranges coupled with black. The process was completed in two iterations, the first taking the painting from the submitted work to the next stage.

• 

• 

As can be seen above the background has been completely reworked and very little of the top section is now visible. Although the painting had moved in the right direction I felt it lacked drama. The brush and palette knife work was timid. Larger gestural mark needed to be made to bring energy to the work. These marks would respond to the feel of the bottom central marks and integrate into the rest of the piece. The progress is shown below before the final piece is replicated after a final coating of PVA adhesive was applied to gives the work a sheen.

• 

• 

Completed painting. It now has energy and is cohesive. I find myself discovering new depths to the work each time I view it. Currently it is untitled but I am considering titling the work. This may emerge during Part Five.

• Part 4