Sophie Kitching Nocturne III, 2022 Oil, ink, pastel on canvas 100 x 81 cm (39 3/8 x 37 7/8 inches) #alicefolkergallery #sophiekitching solo exhibition ‘touch of time’ until 26 November ♥️ ‘touch of time’ also features the more recent “Nocturne” series on canvas, a nod to the musical compositions of the XIXth century. Rather than a night view of her brighter, more joyful Garden green, this series acts as a functional negative, delving deeper into the representation of light and shadow using black Indian ink, mixed with neutral tones and Payne’s grey as a backdrop, allowing for intricate games of push & pull to unfold on the surface. The works begin with recognizable scenes, sometimes covering over preexisting landscapes, then drawing them away from their natural appearances, once again using abstraction less as a formal baseline for each work, and more as a process to arrive at the final image.