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Watson Broadfoot
Acrylic on Canvas
90cm x 120cm

A surface built through layering, abrasion, and partial removal, where weight reads as both mass and time. A dense lower form anchors the work, while the upper field remains unstable, hovering between figure and ground. The painting sustains tension between accumulation and collapse, holding a surface that resists resolution.

Watson Broadfoot
Acrylic on Canvas
90cm x 120cm

A surface built through layering, abrasion, and partial removal, where weight reads as both mass and time. A dense lower form anchors the work, while the upper field remains unstable, hovering between figure and ground. The painting sustains tension between accumulation and collapse, holding a surface that resists resolution.

Broadfoot’s Memory Held is a visceral exploration of the boundary between the physical landscape and the internal mind. Dominated by a richly textured, ochre-hued horizon line, the work functions as a psychological anchor, grounding the viewer amidst a sea of atmospheric, muted tones.

Broadfoot’s technique relies heavily on layering and tactile surfaces, where the paint appears weathered—as if eroded by time itself. This physical depth mirrors the complexity of recollection; some details are buried under washes of grey and sage, while others, like the shimmering vertical light on the right, pierce through with the clarity of a sudden, vivid thought.