Tingle Sebastiaan Knot The process of creating these

The process of creating these pictures is slow and deliberate

Blyton first builds her forms from balsa wood

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The compositions underscore the contrast in color and form

The tension of overlapping foreground shapes and the contrary background treatment is accentuated by the high-key yellow color that pushes the composition forward toward the viewer

Tingle Sebastiaan Knot The process of creating theseThe threaded lines suggest a physical barrier that interrupts the shapes and stops them from connecting and at the same time a transparency is created that allows the viewer to enter through the lines onto the painted surface. The titles of each series can be interpreted as emotional, psychological and physical conditions.