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last couple of days has seen me painting outdoors as the weather has been kind. 

after a few experiments on ipad pro ,  played around with positive  and negative shapes, rhythm and balance until I was content with an outcome.

colour was decided upon on the canvas. 

measures approx 60 by 1 metre.

'rogue wave'

acrylic and varnish on reclaimed plywood

70 x 34 cm

I have four panels of plywood that I put aside some time ago , saving these from some old furniture that was falling apart, as they were the perfect longer format that I needed for this design. After a series of quick loose sketches, I have chosen a few that I felt were the best, and so I continue on with this series. 

Above is the painting in it's first stages, roughly drafted in with chalk.  I decided to omit the moon  behind the wave , and instead opted for the crest of the wave as it drops from overhead.

Now, what  I would really like to do, with just a little bit of luck for a change, would be to  paint this as a very large mural.....