Original artwork description:

“Whan That Aprille” is an acrylic, oil and encaustic painting 80cms H x 60cms W x 2.5cms D on exhibition quality canvas. The painting is built in layers over a lightly primed canvas. I work directly over the canvas using brushes, knives, cloths and squeegees to manage layers of acrylic and oil paint and cold wax. It is a continuous process of ‘correction’. I erase and rub away surfaces to reveal what is hidden. The boundaries of what can be managed in a painting present a constant challenge to me and through a process of layering, cancellation and improvisation my intention is always to test such boundaries.
The painting is inspired by landscape and the atmosphere of seasonal change. Much of my work is inspired by music and the written word. “Whan That Aprille” takes inspiration from the poetry of 14th century poet Geoffrey Chaucer. His poem is taken from from the Prologue to the Canterbury Tales. The poem is written in ‘middle English’. The invocation of spring, with which the General Prologue begins, identifies the first lines situating the story in a particular time and place, but the poet does this in cosmic and cyclical terms, celebrating the vitality and richness of spring.
“Whan that Aprille with his shoures soote,
The droghte of March hath perced to the roote,
And bathed every veyne in swich licóur
Of which vertú engendred is the flour”
I continue to be inspired by the work of Mark Rothko, Frank Stella, Hans Hoffman, Elizabeth Frankenthaler and Gillian Ayres.
The painting is shipped in a robust custom made cardboard crate (same as those used to transport large screens). The painting is bubble wrapped to protect the canvas. Further wrapping is made with corrugated card. A wooden frame is placed inside the cardboard crate to preserve the structural strength of the packaging. Each painting is insured to its sale value. Shipping costs within the U.K. take into consideration weight and insurance. U.K. shipping costs for this artwork are £75

Materials used:

Acrylic, oil and encaustic on canvas

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