©️Tropical Trance In Lockdown (2020), Mixed Media On Canvas, 10"x 10"/ 25cm x 25cm

This one was created in lockdown 2020 whilst wishing i could travel to a hot country and sit on a tropical island sipping cocktails and feeling the heat of the sun seep into my bones. I really miss that warmth and freedom! But don't we all! The theme of freedom and travel went through to a lot of my other pieces too. As a Cornish artist, i am used to living fairly near the beach and catching some rays in the midst of Summer but when you're confined to your home or local streets, it is difficult to get that beach fix. It's so close, yet so far and the frustration of that stuck feeling just burst out of me into this piece. The vibrant contrast of the blue against the gold really helped me get that holiday craving satisfied a little. If you're going to have to sit and look at the same four walls, it definitely helps to have some colour on them that whisks you away to some place else! I think the idea that lots of water was meeting in one central swirlpool reflected the desperation i felt at the time i painted this. The gold leaf was added as a dimension of light, fantasy in terms of island treasure and also to add a dimension of heat. The kind that makes you glow and burn all at once.