| Framed mixed media painting/photograph on heavy watercolour paper
Image dimensions (excluding frame and mount) 37 x 26 cms (14.5" x 10")
Titled, signed and dated 2011 on the mount. Numbered 1/1 (i.e., a unique production)
(This picture is a total production: image and mount are deliberately stained and distressed by the artist).
Supplied with a Certificate of Authenticity guaranteeing it as an original work of art
The artist writes: "I call this technique of mine ‘Paintography’. I like to blur the boundaries of what is perceived as a photograph and what is perceived as a painting.I use a black and white photograph of mine as the central motif which is printed onto slightly textured art paper and then I bleach out all of the background except for a small area around the figure. I give this blank area a light going over with fine sandpaper to raise the texture and then I paint in the background in gouache and occasionally inks. Having completed the painting I then deliberately distress the background with more usage of sandpaper and a scalpel to scratch away areas of the paint. I will tear certain areas of the image to create a kind of ‘used and abused’ look and then the whole picture is given two coats of matt spray varnish to protect it and also to make it light –fast. I often use a crackle glaze 2 part varnish before the final protective coating to achieve an even more distressed look. Sometimes this can go wrong, but I like that, as those random accidents can add an unexpected new twist to a picture. I usually work in muted colours but in this case I felt that the picture worked best in black and white." Tim Dry
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