Scrapin' By 3 gouache & oil pastels on canvas Grounded in a celebrated abstract

Grounded in a celebrated abstract career spanning over five decades

He then collages them in layers on the canvas and paints the shapes with vivid colour

adding layers of colours and materials then scraping them away

displaying its structural rather than merely decorative function

having been acquired directly from the personal collection of the esteemed abstract painter Padraig Macmiadhachain

Scrapin' By 3 gouache & oil pastels on canvas Grounded in a celebrated abstractReflecting an artistic evolution that began in the late 1960s, these refined works highlight Gordons deep mastery of line and minimalist restraint. By stripping away dense color layers, he exposes the delicate charcoal guidelines and dry brushed pigments beneath. The series offers an intimate, poetic look at the raw vulnerability of human mark making within a geometric system.