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By Beryl Desmond
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Dimensions (HxWxD):

150 × 200 × 0.1 cm

Materials:

Acrylic paint and oil bar on hand stretched and primed Fabriano paper

Primary Medium:

Painting

Large
2014
Signed on Back
Requires Framing
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Whilst travelling down the West Coast of California, I made a series of drawings of Bixby Creek Bridge, that links the coastal road, enabling traffic to travel down the scenic highway of Big Sur. It is both an impressive and functional piece of architecture, in the landscape. This painting is one of a collection based on these drawings. I have sought to convey not only the essence of the place itself but the significance and strength of this autonomous structure within the landscape. I very much enjoy the physicality of working on this scale ( 200x 150cm), especially the way in which the shoulder and arm are involved in the process. By choosing to work on paper, I am making a preferential statement about the use of paper over canvas in this instance. The viewer is drawn into the space and is invited to consider the way in which this dramatic bridge offers both a means of escape and of connection. By painting and over painting, I have created a sense of layering in the work, that suggests the historical elements hidden beneath the surface.

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