Months of work and countless decisions have now culminated in this conclusion. I went with my initial idea, to paint the thick red band across the centre of the two paintings. The red is an ink, a beautiful rich red I love, and this effect couldn’t have been achieved using paint. A lot of fiddling with the red, softening edges, adding and taking away colour. The shape of the paintings suggests Japanese screens and I think the end result definitely has a nod to Japan.
