Abstracts for The Picture of Health Club cafe area...

This summer I was fortunate enough to be asked to create
a set of three pieces of art on stretched canvas for the
Picture of Health Club's cafe area. The brief was to design
a matching set with a running theme and to use a subtle
colour scheme that complimented the floor tiles and dark
window/door frames. This was in part so that they would n't
compete with or detract from the more colourful, sports
themed paintings on the opposite wall, and also to help
create a calm, relaxing environment.

After taking the latter into consideration and choosing a
basic colour palette of olive, red, black and white, I decided
to design three abstract pieces and concentrate on contrasting
textures, colours and shapes. The mediums I used and their
application (spray-painting underneath, pouring and splashing
satin on top) helped add to this as the finished work consisted
of areas of raised paint which advances creating an interesting
surface texture, with a feeling of movement throughout each
piece which I feel fitted well with the cafe being at a gym/
health spa.

Overall I was pleased with the outcomes and they certainly
impacted on the paintings I started to develop immediately
after, helping to inspire several new ideas.

I feel very grateful for getting the chance to do this project
and would like to say a massive thank you to
The Picture of Health Club for the opportunity.

Here are the pics...