This is a large triptych measuring 92cm x 286 cm. It can be viewed in more detail on Singulart.com
I admired the work of Spanish artist Monika Buch. The bright Mediterranean colours of Spain influenced her style as an artist. I created my piece of work on three 92 cm square canvasses, having been inspired by Buch’s awareness of optical differentiation where the eye is confused. Moving from a floating cube on a background to floating squares as ends of diagonally opposed long bars.
My canvasses also share a surreal fantasy of solid and transparent movement, the eye recognising blocks of colour escaping the confines of the edges of the canvas in one view. Whereas on blinking the shape becomes hollow with a butterfly floating in and out of it. A further hollow on the third canvas hides purple Wilding stamps, pre- British definitive Machin stamps depicting HRH, the late Queen Elizabeth stamps no longer available.
The entire piece is composed of approximately 10,000 used postage stamps. The left and right images are square and the central image is presented as a diamond. The stamp colours are not altered and post marks are still visible on close observation. It is not framed and should not be displayed in direct sunlight although all canvases are varnished twice and have a coat of U.V. protection.