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My journey begins with a photograph; usually of a place within nature with which I hold a connection. Working on MDF board I introduce acrylic paint, applying it impulsively to the surface of the wood in gestural marks, using layering techniques to slowly build up an image. Despite stemming from an initial photograph, my paintingsContinue reading “STATEMENT OF PROCESS”

Like poetry, these paintings do not dictate a clear narrative but rather, quietly offer a fragment, a piece of a mysteriously familiar narrative. In this artist’s paintings, there has continued to be a paring down of recognisable natural forms. These paintings allow man to see with his mind what he cannot see physically with hisContinue reading “Degree Show Exhibition Review.”

Phenomenology is a way of describing an integrated or embodied experience linked to the nature of being. Banks’ connection with the landscape of St. Ives from childhood memories translates into visual documentations, exploring experience through colour theory and personal intuition. These paintings created for the artist’s degree show exhibition are only six of many. DueContinue reading “Evie Banks: An Exploration of Embodied Experience.”