Michael DixGood Lack of Focus

Each of the four stenciled bees in these paintings have been created using a 5 piece set of hand cut stencils.

Colour is added to the fine paper backgrounds in layers using spray paint and the stencils. The nature of

these paintings means that the immediacy and quickness of the captured moment is matched by the

carefully planned, rapid technique used to create them. Many overlaboured versions were created and

discarded before these pieces were selected for further work.

Each bee becomes an individual entity according to the amount of paint added, the speed at which it is

added and the gradual degradation of the stencils.

The background shadows and texts all come from sketchbooks selected to enhance and mystify the intensity

of the pieces.