The painting below was completed shortly after the feedback review session for Part Four. The inspiration for the painting came from a photograph taken of part of discarded farm machinery. I manipulated the photograph by zooming in until I had a composition that I felt was interesting. I was attracted to how the paint had faded and deteriorated over time. It had been weathered had lost its lustre and become dulled.

A couple of quick sketches to check the composition.

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Using a support of a sheet from a canvas pad the starting point was to cover the support in acrylic paint applied in a gestural manner. This was then adjusted by picking out the tonal areas, dark and light and gradually allowing the form to emerge. This was done with both acrylics and aqua oils.

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More detail was added, the tonal qualities were emphasised until I felt that I had a painting that expressed what I had seen in the original image. It is not explicit as to what it is. It has an anthropological look in that it suggests human form. The fluid lines convey a solid form on which the dull reflected light is emphasised by the deep shadows.

This painting was reworked to introduce a stronger colour and also to promote the tonal variations.

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