"Lest we Forget II" (Anzac)...the series is born

 

I have been having so much fun creating a series of work based on one of my first paintings from 2001 titled 'Lest we Forget', which is in memory of the Anzac soldiers that fought at Gallipoli in WWI.

I am presently working on a triptych in the same palette, using similar techniques.

It is a wonderful feeling to create a body of work based on an old favorite. The original painting 'Lest we Forget I' is not for sale but I am hoping the new series will be the basis for my next show. It will be interesting to see what comes through.

http://www.anzacsite.gov.au/

Studio space...

Seems I am outgrowing my studio space again! I migrated down the hall into the sun room and yet still here...no room to move!

It would seem I have come full circle and am creating a series based on a work I made in 2001 titled 'Lest we forget'. I was heavily influenced at the time by Mark Rothko and his division of the picture plane.

The red and orange here provides a base for which many layers of drips and swatches of color will be added in layers.

It is a happy coincidence that I have begun work on these paintings on the 25th April which is Anzac Day, when we (Australia and New Zealand) remember our troops that gave their lives at Gallipoli.

It was Anzac day when I finished the original painting in 2001. I remember finding an Anzac memorial pin outside the studio and placing it in the top of the painting, where it stayed for many years. It was painted in memory of the Anzac soldiers. I have been planning this series for a couple of weeks now and am happy to have begun.

This is the original Anzac painting titled 'Lest we forget' 2001