State of Being Alphabet 2013 - Current
This project is one of discovery for me as an artist.
I had an idea to try and portray a “state of being”, a psychological state or a way of acting in a certain way as a starting point for my paintings by focusing on colours and textures.
Trialing different techniques and abstract compositions it is my way of growing and understanding my style and voice. This series of paintings would not primarily show cohesion but a visual road map of my artistic journey.
They are all oil on canvas, 12x16 inches (30.5 x 40cm) by 1.5 inches thick.
Some of the original art pieces are available in the online store and there are Limited Edition prints in A4 and A3 size for each painting.
A is for ‘anoesis’
n. Consciousness with sensation but without thought.
2014
DAMAGED
B is for 'barmecide'
adj. Illusory, imanginary; such as to disappoint
2014
DAMAGED
C is for 'catharsis'
n. The process of feeling repressed emotion by association
with the cause, and elimination by abreaction (reliving the experience)
2014
D is for 'demulcent'
adj. Soothing.
2014
E is for 'ephermeral'
adj. Lasting for a very short time
2015
PAINTED OVER in 2020
- see the letter P
F is for 'fulgent'
adj. Shining, brilliant
2014
PAINTED OVER in 2020- see letter R
G is for "galvanic"
adj. stimulating; full of energy
2015
H is for “haecceity”
n. the quality of a thing that makes it unique or describable as “the one” / individuality
2015
Painted over 2021 - See letter S
I is for “insouciant”
adj. Carefree, unconcerned
2015
PAINTED OVER in 2021 - See Letter T
J is for 'jejune'
adj. intellectually unsatisfying; shallow
2015
K is for 'kismet'
n. destiny, fate
2015
PAINTED OVER - SEE LETTER U
L is for 'lascivious'
adj. lustful
2015
PAINTED OVER 2019 SEE LETTER Q
M is for 'maelstrom'
n. state of confusion
2016
N is for 'nascent'
adj. (chem) just being formed and therefore unusually reactive
2016
O is for 'obdurate'
adj. hardened against persuasion or influence
2017
P is for ‘parlous’
adj. full of danger or uncertainty; precarious
2019
Q is for 'quiescent'
adj. silent, dormant
2019
R is for 'reverie'
n. a fit of abstracted musing
2020
S is for 'Salutary'
adj. producing a beneficial effect (of health)
2021
T is for 'transeunt'
adj. causing effects outside the mind
2021
U is for 'uprush'
n. an upward rush. psy (from the subconcious)
2022
V is for 'velleity'
n. a slight wish or inclination
2022