A Real Strong Taste - Original Artwork

"You have to have the taste like me, you either love it or you hate it."

This one took six to eight months. Not because I was precious about it, but because that's how long it takes to build something with 10 to 12 layers of hand-cut stencils, wavy lines, and painted backgrounds that actually feel heavy. The base started with authentic 1970s American magazines, chopped up and turned into handmade positives. From there I kept adding, spray paint, pastels, acrylics, whatever was within reach in the studio. The whole thing is meant to look old. Dusty. Like you pulled it off a forgotten shelf somewhere in 1974. The dark background carries that weight, and the red stripe at the bottom cuts right through it. The flower at the center isn't decorative. It holds something, a feeling of internal pride that doesn't need permission. This is what six to eight months of layering looks like when you stop trying to control it.

One of one. Original on Somerset Satin Tub Sized 400gsm, approximately A1. Coated in UV satin varnish. If it's going somewhere with direct sun, frame it behind UV glass.

Hand made stained birch Clad float mount frame made by my friend Tom over at Clark&Prince