Emergence

Emergence - the second in my ongoing 'Niche Elements' series of still life paintings incorporating a 'distressed' wooden alcove.

Each niche is handmade, painted and distressed by me. 

I'm reluctant to call it a collection, but, in recent years, I've been gathering play-worn die cast vehicles to depict in small still life paintings. I attend various antique and bric-a-brac sales, seeking out toys with just the right amount of wear. I'm not interested in pristine, nor do I look for utterly trashed. Not too much, not too little, but just right.

Actually, those paintings feel more like portraits because of the beaten up individuals featured. But that's another range, you'll find elsewhere on this site.

For this episode of Niche Elements, I took two emergency service vehicles from my stash and placed them in this divided niche. I like the mis-match in their scale, hinting at a forced perspective. The title comes from the fact that it's not a complete representation of the emergency services, hence 'Emergency' is incomplete. Fancy, Huh? I shouldn't have to explain stuff like that, but it at least makes me sound as if I've given it some thought.

Framed in Lion's 14mm Mono moulding in black.

Framed size - 315mm x 315mm x 20mm