Abner

Like any paintings, these are primarily physical objects which really need to be viewed in the flesh to be fully appreciated, not least because I tend to use paint that changes it's appearance in differing light conditions (metallic stuff, paint that changes colour in a glare and glow in the dark stuff)Some of them are composed of jumbled imagery, others are stylised landscapes, and a few are more illustrative. They are bound together by a common style, one which I suppose I evolved from a host of sources; everything from watching too many cartoons as a kid, using computer graphics packages and aping their logic (a logic meant to ape us) and looking at tattoo, graffiti and other oft neglected art forms; as well as oriental and what some would call tribal or primitive art.The techniques I use also have much to do with the outcome of my paintings, basically I don't do any sketching or preparation for a piece, at the same time keeping the lines clean and relating each shape and colour to the last. This allows me to improvise and play with the image as I go along, so while I usually have a good idea of what I am going to paint at first, the outcome can vary far from my intentions, with any luck for the better.