The pictures I create are never preconceived - I'm not a fan of conceptual art and the influence it has had on art today. My titles don't become apparent until the work is advanced and a theme begins to emerge.
The title 'gondola' was influenced by the central shape which to me evoked he feeling of a floating capsule - one definition of gondola is of 'an enclosed compartment suspended from an airship or balloon'.
In this work I wanted to use more complex shapes for the composition and I chose the spherical one and the grid form to be the dominant elements. The diamond shape provided a contrast to both and hopefully made the image more interesting to look at.
I use black a lot as a background in my digital work. With other mediums its not easy to work on an entirely black ground - collage is one method possible. I find that black emphatically defines the picture plane but at the same time enhances the feeling of flying and floating and suspension in an infinitely space.
