Stage 1
Colour Pencil Crayons
Frequently my inspiration comes from the materials I use.
Lately, while tidying my studio, I stumbled upon a box filled with old crayons and a piece of card stock. It appeared to have been prepped for an art project as it was covered with a well-defined grid.
I began sketching – a night time cityscape, a street engulfed in darkness, with abrupt bursts of light emanating from a passing car…


Playing with these color pencils brought me immense joy, and I was swiftly overtaken by the medium.
I relished making marks, extending lines, building texture, and saturating with colour. I sensed that each pencil stroke held its unique expression, permitting these strokes to have their own life.

Stage 2
Dripping Gloss Painting
However, as my drawing progressed, I sensed it lacked substance, appearing somewhat ‘flat’.
Thus, I took an enamel paint and, employing a palette knife, began to drip the paint onto the surface, incorporating blue, white, and black flowing, liquid lines.
I felt that through this activity, I have attained the goal of my painting:
I unleashed the power and depth of the night, capturing the contrast between blackness and the blinding headlights of passing cars.
Those lights are incredibly dazzling, scattering like fireworks on bonfire night. Their life is too short – once the car is gone, the lights extinguish, and everything is swallowed back into the darkness…
Lancashire Street At Night
Gosha Gibek 2015

Lancashire Street At Night
Original mixed-media painting on panel, framed 60/79 cm
£400



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