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Chest X-Ray.

Medium
Acrylic on board
Size
Dimensions to confirm
Year
Date to confirm

The painting combines flowery lungs with a real section of a chest x-ray. Perhaps this patient is a gardener? Who knows — but the painting reminds us that radiographers should always take the trouble to find out a little more about the person behind the image.

Status

Original unavailable

Original no longer available

Prints may be possible — image quality check pending

Original no longer available. Print editions may be possible once image quality has been checked.

In the studio

The process.

Each piece moves through four slow stages — from first study to final signed surface.

01 — First marks

01 — First marks

Every piece begins with thumbnail sketches and colour notes. I work out the rhythm of the composition long before any paint touches canvas.

02 — Building texture

02 — Building texture

Layers of palette-knife paint go down first — heavy, gestural and unapologetic. The under-layers carry the whole piece.

03 — Colour conversations

03 — Colour conversations

Teal against coral. Ochre against blush. I let colours argue with each other until they settle into something honest.

04 — The final breath

04 — The final breath

Final touches are made with a loaded brush — quick, considered, alive. The piece rests for two weeks before it leaves the studio.

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