French Waterfall, 2018, graphite on primed MDF, 30 x 60 cm. / 11.8 x 23.6 in. abstract painting while the inside is raw

while the inside is raw mettle with the words "thou shalt not lie" across the panels

This work evokes the sensation of stripping back layers of organic tissue to reveal bones

Cottonwood on Ditch Levy

Late Afternoon Light

and to recognize their incredible strength and courage

French Waterfall, 2018, graphite on primed MDF, 30 x 60 cm. / 11.8 x 23.6 in. abstract painting while the inside is rawFrench Waterfall, Andrea Shearing, 2018, graphite on primed MDF, 30 x 60 cm. 11. 8 x 23. 6 in. In making drawing to go with my shaped paintings and not wanting simply to make a shaped paper drawing that would be framed in a rectangle, I devised a method of drawing on MDF having primed the surface with thick acrylic paint. This gives the drawing amazing textures you could not get on paper.