The Cave

 
The Cave, abstract painting by Peter Kettle, with layered ochre and yellow surfaces and dark gestural marks.
 

120 x 150 cm

oil and mixed media on canvas

custom designed white tray frame

Built through layers of pigment, abrasion and erasure, The Cave explores the tension between what is exposed and what remains buried. Dark gestures interrupt a luminous ochre field, with earlier marks and surfaces continuing to emerge through the painting.

Peter Kettle