Movement, Texture and Meandering; Oxbow I

I started Oxbow I (I anticipate more of these to come) as an exploration into marks made in wet paint, dragging textures and more build-up than I usually work with. A dalliance, a meandering.

As I worked on this painting I thought about water cutting through land, doubling back, eroding and going forward again. I’m sure there’s a metaphor in there somewhere.

The river cuts the path based on sediment - not to create something ‘beautiful’. For Oxbow I, I let my arm take easy paths, make easy movements and drag/dig into the wet paint.

I think all the flying we’ve been doing has started to affect my work.