Watercolour on Plaster,
Fresco Bouno,

Fresco is the traditional method of large-scale wall painting dating back to the early 12 century.

The ground consists of a fine quality putty lime plaster onto which clean water based pigment is applied whilst the plaster is still damp and just before it sets.
As the plaster dries the lime carbonates and locks in the pigment, providing a Permanente impermeable surface, this is the self same method as Renaissance artists used on large and elaborate commissions.
I have developed this method further by polishing the surface to a glass like finish as it sets and as I paint, obtaining a perfect surface, whilst loosing restrictive control during the painting process.
‘Fresco’ translates from Italian as fresh, and ‘bouno’, good, as this method was always considered the most permanent and best for wall painting.

I am interested in its association with rooms, walls and buildings, the echoing sound of lost spaces and forgotten rooms,
Also its traditional classical references and its association with the elaborate, I like to juxtapose this against the barriers and limitations within contemporary society today.
Each work is truly unique, as it cannot ever be recreated again.
Mixing marble dust, gypsum, local China clay and granite dust, even house dust in the making process.
Sullied stained walls and times great mark are the inspiration for these works.