Artwork Story – Head Fog - rjcollective.co.uk

Artwork Details

Medium: Acrylic and texture on canvas, resin coated
Dimensions: 11.5 x 11.5 inch
Collection: TBC
Current Status: In Progress
Last Update: 20/10/2025

Introduction

Some pieces begin with a colour story, this one didn’t. Head Fog came straight from emotion. It was one of those days where everything in your head feels heavy and tangled, like you can’t quite grab a single thread to follow. I didn’t plan the colours, I just knew I needed to pour it out. The composition came first – that downward motion, that weight – it was pure instinct.

Once that was out, the reflection followed – processing emotions and transitioning them into the colours of the pour. When I started mixing the paints, I wasn’t just picking shades – I was matching emotions. Every colour was chosen or mixed to mirror what I was feeling in that moment.

Payne’s Grey – moody depth and desaturated melancholy
Alizarin Crimson – heartbeat, anxiety and visceral intensity
Indigo – cool shadow, introspection under pressure
Dark Violet -bruised tone of introspection and emotional tension
Antique Bronze – tarnished light, echoes of resilience beneath the chaos
Interference blue, green and purple – small glimmers that remind you there is still light, even when everything feels clouded
White – fleeting awareness, clarity that hurts as much as it heals

Later, I built texture into the piece – matte black paste drawn down the surface like gravity itself. It’s rough, weighted, grounding, and unapologetically raw. In contrast, gloss resin will paint a shiny mask over the waves of emotional colour, like the mask we wear when we’re keeping it all together. It’s that quiet tension between what we show and what we feel.

This piece isn’t about sadness. It’s about honesty – the kind that surfaces when you stop resisting the heaviness and let it reshape you.

Studio Log

This section records the making of each artwork as it unfolds. Entries will be added as the piece progresses through each stage including:

First Pour / Creation
Drying & Observation
Refinement & Finishing Touches
Reflection / Meaning

20th October 2025 – The Pour

Today’s pour was exactly what I needed – messy, emotional, and completely unfiltered. I didn’t follow a sequence; I just went with what felt right in the moment. The colours came alive together – more vibrant that I expected – but there is still that underlying heaviness I was chasing. The bronze ink medium brought an unexpected shimmer – like light fighting its way through the fog.

The canvas has bowed slightly, which feels almost poetic in itself – imperfect, human, weighted. I’ll be adding the matte black texture paste next, dragging it through the contours of the pour to ground it. Some areas will stay raw and rough; others will catch the resin’s glaze, like a quiet mask against chaos.

Its not a polished piece. It’s a release – and maybe that’s exactly what it was meant to be.

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Artwork Story – Head Fog