Let the Light in

Let the Light in

Our challenge: Doors, Windows and Portals

I always begin with my colours. And a vague idea of how I want my piece to feel. What colours will express that?

One of my passions is European Medieval architecture. Cathedrals. This is partly because I love their windows.

Windows full of coloured glass.

Glass that lets light in and lets you see out.

Glass that scatters its light, like confetti, on nearby surfaces.

I like old glass - glass that has discolouration and signs of age.

I like new glass - glass that is bright, shiny and clear.

Stained glass windows are usually rich and intense - I choose saturated colours.

And I develop a layout that is suggestive of leaded lights. My preferred process - piecing - is appropriate.

This work will have some of the clean clear feel of new glass, mixed with a feeling of age.

Let the Light in

32inches x 25inches

alex@alexandra-kingswell.co.uk

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