Cathartic Momentum by Steve Baylis

Artwork

Cathartic Momentum

Medium
Oil and cold wax on Baltic birch panel
Dimensions
48 × 48 in.
Series
Series 3
Process
Stained and bleached panel, transparent gesso, five transparent glazes, large initial marks, five further glazes, then smaller marks and highlights.

Artwork note

Overlapping blue-green, grey, cream, and off-white marks cover the panel with similar intensity from edge to edge. Larger strokes remain visible beneath smaller pale passages, while occasional pink, yellow, and dark violet marks interrupt the cool field.

Artist's note

Baylis intentionally made this painting without a dominant focal point, so the eye continues to move across the surface.

Details

Surface, colour, and mark at close range.

Cathartic Momentum detail study 1
Cathartic Momentum detail study 2
Cathartic Momentum detail study 3