SUN 1 MARCH
I've been thinking of going back to this painting for a long time, unsure about the flatness and the distortions of the clocktower. I'm happier now: the clocktower has strength and presence through colour. The Icon of Porthleven.
Detail
The painting was sparked by the reds in Mark Rothko's Seagram Murals in the last room at Tate St.Ives. In the new version, the curved road makes its' first appearance in the series, wrapping round and grounding the clocktower. Enjoying the now off-centre pulsating pink clock and how the softening of the central reds sets free the blue triangle...
New & old...