NOTES on ABSTRACTION AT SMITH COTTAGES, Pontrhydygroes, Ystrad Meurig, Ceredigion 2016

Taken in the front doorway of one of the cottages - the cottages themselves long, long empty on a roadside location - this abstraction was a luxury compared to many. I was able to control the light hitting the wall by opening or closing the front door as I wished. If I opened it too much the scene lost it's light/shadow contrast and became somewhat flat. If I closed it too much the paper in the centre lost its textural quality. A nice simple abstraction - exposed for about eight minutes - fortunately on a day without breeze.