Nucleus II: Shades of Champfreau (2022)

100 x 100 cm

Acrylic on canvas

This; the second in my Nucleus series of paintings, uses combinations of form and colour inspired by the area of France I was staying in at the time (a village about 12km from Saumur called Varennes-sur-Loire). The blues in the centre are reminiscent of the conical slate turret rooves on grand local buildings. The paler colours towards the outside edge symbolise the Tuffeau limestone used in the construction of almost every building in the region.

- Le Manoir de Champfreau is the name of the property on which I was working.