This one of a kind original painting is created as part of a series titled
'Liquid Landscapes'
 
This body of work focuses upon the elemental nature of pigment, that we draw and mine for. Here both shop bought and made from scratch watercolour are luminously brought together in a celebration of and for paint. These velvety and rich paintings hold a gem like intimacy, whilst simultaneously addressing the landscape we inhabit at large.
'Shangri-La I', alludes to an Asian aethetic, bringing to mind mythical subjects of master print makers and imagery of treasured cherry blossom, as well as, enshrinements of gold. In Shangri-La, one finds utopia and states of bliss. There is also present in this work, made from scratch watercolour from the diamond dust series, an extra element of something precious.