Emotional Reciprocity by Steve Baylis

Artwork

Emotional Reciprocity

Medium
Oil and cold wax on Baltic birch panel
Series
Series 1
Process
Stained and bleached panel, transparent gesso, five transparent glazes, large initial marks, five further glazes, then smaller marks and highlights.

Artwork note

Deep red, burgundy, and near-black form the dominant field. A diagonal passage of orange, turquoise, pale blue, and white moves from the lower left toward the upper right, with scattered saturated marks carrying that movement beyond its brightest centre.

Details

Surface, colour, and mark at close range.

Emotional Reciprocity detail study 1
Emotional Reciprocity detail study 2
Emotional Reciprocity detail study 3