The Smoothing

'The Smoothing' is a series of canvases that take working with silicone into the territory of ‘painting’ as 'flat sculpture'.

Various traditional painting surfaces are prepared, with a second smaller canvas always selected for a pairing. Set up meticulously on a horizontal surface, once all is ready, the second canvas used as a ‘tool’ to press down into,  along and off the bottom edge of the first.

The already smooth extruded silicone is thus made smoother.

Once cured over several weeks, both the main and second canvas are usually wall mounted, paired either above and below, or to the side.

The title ‘The Smoothing’ refers to the physical (soft) drama of the process played out, whilst also carrying references or counter references to the cult psychological horror film ‘The Shining’.