Keeping it simple -

"The Contemplative"
digital collage by Mick Mather

My usual method of working consists of multiple layers and images. Deconstruction, digital ripping, repainting, filtering and other manipulations that take hours, sometimes days or weeks, to complete. Even with this piece, such was the case for the first 60 minutes. Then, with recent visits to a few of my new favorite artist bloggers - Harlequin, Daniel Cimadevilla and Trijnie Mohlmann - I thought about something simple, direct and loose. This digital sketch is the result and it's good to slow down the maddening pace now and again, innit?