Al Ghazzali and alchemy

I chanced upon Al Ghazzali, firstly through a BBC podcast and then by wandering through the net and finding his 'The Alchemy of Happiness".  So much simple joy in existing treasures.

And I read a 'parable' of sorts about two countries, competing to create the greatest artwork. One creates a dazzling colourful work and the other, directly opposite, an empty, shiny surface in white marble which reflects the colour in muted splendour.

What a restorative and inspiring focus!

This is what emerges from the works I am painting at the moment. This is how they express themselves and I have struggled at times to explain why they resonate with me ... and therefore keep emerging.  The white space, the empty space, speaks volumes about the trees. It reflects them and reverences them.  It calls attention to the 'life' around us which we seem to dismiss.

study, 300 x 300 mm
acrylic and graphite on paper and board
2015