inchoate (nemesis) complete

100cm x 100cm. Coal dust, acrylic housepaint, india ink.
I said it would be difficult to photograph. Very difficult. I will keep trying ( learning).
This atempt is enhanced by digitally sharpening the image, a lot. Does give an impression of the surface quality of the painting. The coal dust in the paint is very very absorbant of light, but it's in there.
Fantastic process. 4 pieces in this series, all working with black and white, hard to say which I like the most. The white has so much soft quality..the black is harder but deeper....
the learning is to do with colour, reflection/reflective quality, light being absorbed and the problems for the viewer. I was pleased to be able to stick it out and do these pictures, figuring it has all been done before, yet I enjoyed my own journey there. I can see that I learnt a lot about colour and contrast and all this going on without figure and ground. It was particularily interesting/pleasing/rewarding the space the paintings physically opened up just being painted/exisiting. Viewing each piece is a deepening moment, looking into the space created.
I remain drawn to that process. Stripping down what is superflous to the process of engagement.
How little is essential, what is essential....what happens....?