The Melancholy of Forgotten Worlds | Oil on canvas | 122 x 76 x 4 cm | 2022
Old Master Inspired Figurative oil painting within an abstracted landscape.
Ready to hang
Oil paint on Deep Edge Stretched canvas
Painted edges
One off original painting
Signed on the front & back
Certificate of Authenticity
ARTWORK STATEMENT
This work brings together the abstract and figurative painting techniques in a completed whole. The third work in the "Augury" series of contemporary oil paintings.
“AUGURY” SERIES STATEMENT
This series of works weaves together themes of mythology, science fiction, esoterica and the occult into old master inspired fantasy dreamscapes. These works represent something ancient and modern, drawing inspiration from the renaissance and baroque periods. The method used requires an underpainting in earth tones with translucent layers of oils to build the overall colour scheme. Details are added and refined as the work progresses.