As a geographer, I have long been fascinated by maps - which led to the concept of Looking Down for painting. As a result, I have used both as inspirations for different kinds of paintings. Maps are always of places I know well as I have little interest in seeking out maps of places I cannot visualise! Other Looking Down paintings are of interest because of the geometric abstractions or perspective they present.
The possibilities of this approach are endless. I like the idea of them in the context of PsychoGeography -which I have been exploring – walking the streets, visiting local pubs and shops, going over a bridge, ruminating and pondering on the landscape or citiscape and its history as I walk. Looking UP has also its possibilities - see the painting in the Natural History Museum in Oxford!!
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