Hilary Bryanston

Hilary Bryanston's paintings have a fluidity and ambiguity that allows space for a narrative interpretation. The viewer is invited to wander around the three dimensional spaces. This gives an illusion of movement thus introducing the fourth dimension. Her source material includes a painting by Cézanne, 'Dans Le Parc de Château Noir', an oyster shell for scrying and places found in the natural landscape. The series of small paintings entitled, 'Harmonica Breathing', refers to the practice of Hatha Yoga breathing exercises and also to playing the harmonica.

I work from abstract ideas & the furniture of my world. For example, I play the harmonica. To do this, I have to practice my breathing techniques. This in turn has led to a series of paintings which although abstract are about ,'Harmonica Breathing'.

Recently, I painted a picture that I call 'Mandala Breathing'. This refers to a kind of meditation technique where a mandala, which is a pictorial design that is composed with a central point , is used for contemplation.

Mandalas can give the impression of movement inwards to a central point or movement outwards from a central point in the picture.