Blue Notes

A series of six blue paintings on hand stretched canvas using ultramarine pigment and ink.

In jazz and blues, a blue note is a note that—for expressive purposes—is sung or played at a slightly different pitch from standard.

Mouthfuls of blue

Unmoored

Floating by

The timelessness of a singular moment

Memory is a master of deception

I still feel heavy

Each painting measures 25x25cm.

10oz unprimed cotton canvas is first hand stretched over wooden frames. Then I paint multiple transparent layers of ultramarine pigment, water and ink.