Tango at Night circle a surreal twist using composition

a surreal twist using composition to play with reality

When Shadows Whisper Stories and No One Listens

In room photos may not be to scale

This is a portrait of an inspirational woman

then hand-finished with acrylic and sealed with varnish

Tango at Night circle a surreal twist using compositionFrom my new Nocturnal Series, exploring how we see plant life at night, this piece depicts a close cropped image of the pink and black leaves of a Cordyline Tango plant against a deep Vert De Gris and Violet background. I studied and took photos of various cordyline plants at night to explore the way the typically bright and bold leaves sat in the darkness. Using a combination of colours to create the dark surround, avoiding any use of black pigment