Ed Whitmore

ARTIST STATEMENT:

I work with metal effect paints (iron, copper, bronze) which change color as they oxidize, creating evocative patina in subtle shades of brown, green and blue. The accumulation of paint evokes the passage of time and suggests loss and decay. In folklore, the bewitching hour is a time of night between midnight and 4 am that is associated with supernatural events, whereby witches, demons, and ghosts are thought to be at their most powerful. My painting IN THE BEWITCHING HOUR has been executed on a vintage letterpress tray and is reminiscent of a midnight stroll through a cemetery during a full moon. Neither night nor day. Simultaneously eerie yet lovely.

Image opposite : In the Bewitching Hour