Kris Mercer

I have been painting for many years and I work in various styles. My abstract works come from feelings, words, music. A riot of colour or a subdued undertone of emotions. Action painting of the New York school figures heavily in a lot of the works but in my own style without so much emphasis on the "action" More a dynamic type of painting that involves the deliberate application of considered sweeping brushstrokes and the accidental effects that occur from the gradual build up of dripping and pouring paint onto the canvas. I have named these abstract imaginings. They are very textural, some artworks in this style are very flat as the paint is mixed with water and sinks on drying. I do not use water. My figurative work is traditional with a contemporary twist. A passion for architecture, a casual interest in people watching and a lifelong love of photography are the inspiration for many of the paintings.