2011 acrylic on canvas 405 x 510mm sold
A lumpy bed awoke me at dawn – I went outside and took some photos with my cellphone. When shooting into the rising sun, the low-res phone cam converted most of the image to black and white, and heavily pixcellated it. I like the effect and thought pixcellation could influence painting as a kind of modern techno-computer effect. The view is looking east up Bon Accord Harbour. The wharf shown is Lidgard Wharf, and I walked out onto the wharf and also took two photos looking back the other way, which were the inspiration behind another of my Kawau paintings, Kawau Island Just After Sunrise.