Retracing Steps Necklaces

Retracing Steps NecklacesAcrylic on board 2022 270mm x 270mm framed Vicky Lord's painting process is all about play. From start to finish the forms that take shape are layered using brushes, palette knives, combs, sticks and a rubber scraper. Water (and sometimes ink) is applied to blend, wash and wipe away medium and create areas of translucency. Vicky works predominantly in acrylics, on canvas and paper. Sometimes with the addition of graphite, charcoal and ink. Beginning

The ginkgo leaf is slightly oxidised to bring out the pattern of the leaf

Can be mounted on any type of wall

David McLeod lets each material lead

Bind: hardback

Large framed: 680mm W x 700mm H

Unframed giclee high quality print of original screen print 1985

I was nervous about making some of the decisions and putting them into practice

Each piece is handmade so there may be variations in colour to the images shown

the phone rang

Highly glossed and complete with a white tuft

The work reflects on the power of a simple phone call to create real

seldom the same but often near enough