![]() ![]() This is left to show at the “tile” edges and helps the 3d illusion as do the edges of shadows’ which are subtlety blended over a small area. There is definitely a glaze with the paint and some of the tiles look like two coats with the paler one underneath. The paint is uniformly applied, but you can see brush marks when looking closely. In light areas colours are not just tonally lighter, but slightly warmer. The process of painting is fundamental to the reading of meaning behind the work and I would say she has started with a dark red ground, perhaps burnt umber and then painted each tile individually. Although she has used a fairly heavy canvas, the weave on the surface isn’t prominent indicating that the surface must be heavily primed to get it flat.
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