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Revisiting my original plein air sketches and inspiration for the Icarus Project before developing the scroll some more. #acrylicpainting #abstractpainting #abstractart #trees #instinctiveart #simonbirdart
Experiment with layered media, impasto, oil pastel and glazes. 'Bird Reflection'. Acrylic and mixed media on paper. #abstractart #abstractpainting #instinctiveart #mixedmedia #acrylicpainting #simonbirdart
'The Snake That Keeps Me Earthbound'. New work in Icarus Series. Acrylic and charcoal on paper. 1.5m x 0.85m
Newest additions to Icarus Series. 3 snakes, all confined : 'Charm' , 'Venom', 'Despair'. Acrylic and charcoal on board. Paintings of the Id. #abstractart #asbtractpainting #acrylicpainting #mixedmedia #mythology #psychology #simonbirdart
More exploration of Icarus theme. Charcoal to colour. All very rough and not entirely successful. But fun to make #abstractart #drawing #instinctiveart #simonbirdart #landscapepainting
3 new works in Icarus Series. Repeated abstraction from original plein air sketches. I call these 'relics': memories of emotion and instinct. In order 'stratosphere' 'wing' and 'sun wing earth'. #abstractart #simonbirdart
'Portrait of the Great Bird'. Acrylic on paper. New work. Part of Icarus Series based on instinctive plein air sketching with trees and the shapes and ideas that came from it. #abstractpainting #AbstractArt #primitiveart #acrylicpainting #simonbirdart
Moving on from weekend inspiration to large scale version of same theme. Stages shown. Enjoying working big (over 1.5m high) again. I missed it. Acrylic, oil and charcoal on paper. #abstractpainting #abstractlandscape #simonbirdart
Dialogue with a Tree. Sketch acrylic and pencil on paper. First stage exploratory work #abstractpainting #abstractlandscape #simonbirdart
Exploring form. One step on from plein air sketches in woods. All acrylic, ink and charcoal on paper #abstractart #AbstractLandscape #simonbirdart