Collage acrylic and charcoal on wooden panel 30cm x 60cm, in contemporary Tasmanian oak frameAcrylic and mixed media on box wood panel 30cm x 30cm One of the Portal series of traditional non-objective artworks made from a limited number of colours, shapes, mark making, and texture. An internal dialogue between the shapes creates a landscape and mood, and asks only of the viewer to enjoy shape for shape's sake and taps into the cognitive process and our inate ability to form meaningful wholes from disparate parts. Aristotle's quote, "The whole is more than the sum of its parts," This quote, then, serves as a reminder to explore the multifaceted nature of reality and to appreciate the beauty that emerges when elements unite to form something greater. Portals immediately pull the eye into various dimensions. In a simple composition such as this every element of design is carefully chosen for what it will bring to the whole. Limited colour palette A final charcoal mark; the exact placement of collage; contrasting textures; repetition and movement through line and repetition.