Collage acrylic and charcoal on wooden panel 50cm x 50cm 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 a series of non-objective collage pieces made from a limited number of colours, shapes, mark making, and texture. Portals immediately pull the eye into various dimensions. In minimalist compositions every element is carefully chosen for what it will bring to the whole. Limited colour, a final charcoal mark; the exact placement of collage; contrasting textures and movement through line and repetition. An internal dialogue between the shapes creates a landscape and mood, and asks only of the viewer to enjoy shape for shape's sake. Aristotle's quote, "The whole is more than the sum of its parts," taps into the cognitive process and our inate ability to form meaningful wholes from disparate parts.