Untitled #1 by Steve Baylis

Artwork

Untitled #1

Medium
Oil and cold wax on Baltic birch panel
Series
Series 0
Process
Stained and bleached panel, transparent gesso, five transparent glazes, large initial marks, five further glazes, then smaller marks and highlights.

Artwork note

A pale turquoise and blue ground frames a dense central accumulation of navy, black, cobalt, red, orange, and yellow. Fine marks compress toward the middle, while broader blue-green shapes remain open around the perimeter.

Details

Surface, colour, and mark at close range.

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