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The connections are described by Redwood in terms of energies, radiating out, in, and around the figures, and are the common theme throughout the entire series. The inspiration for the show came from her time spent travelling and her interest in the human body at a molecular level, she says.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve done a lot of travelling and talked to many different people in many different areas of the world who have a much deeper understanding of energy,\u201d says Redwood. \u201cI just think it\u2019s an amazing concept that the very tiniest particle, the very tiniest atom in our body, in our skin, in our bones… the very tiniest parts of us are actually little packets of energy, and that this can connect in all sorts of incredible ways with whatever is around us. So I wanted to include the idea of this universal energy, the universal spirit that connects everything.\u201d<\/p>\n
Redwood has specific techniques she uses to portray these complex concepts. \u201cWhen I paint I use bold strokes to show where weight and movement create dynamism, and I use ribbons of bright colour to indicate the streams of energy,\u201d she says. \u201cFor example, in some of the paintings there are kind of streams of gold coming from the sky, through the people, and into the ground.\u201d<\/p>\n
Redwood learned the techniques she uses in all of her work years ago at the beginning of her artistic life. As a teenager, she attended arts school after graduating high school.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat I learned then has really been the foundation of my painting now, and in those days I was under the direction of some very fine abstract artists,\u201d she says. \u201cThey gave me grounding in colour, line, form, and gesture.\u201d<\/p>\n
Redwood graduated in 1969 but didn\u2019t pursue full-time artistry until 2003 after she had raised her three children.<\/p>\n
\u201cI worked in different areas of commercial art along the way, but in the background I\u2019ve always been painting. I was doing that right up until 10 years ago when I just decided that if I was going to be a full-time artist, I had better get on and do it,\u201d says Redwood. \u201cSo I gave up my job, and I\u2019ve been full-time since then.\u201d<\/p>\n
There was no turning back, and that\u2019s good, as Redwood has since completed a number of works and exhibited them in solo shows.<\/p>\n
\u201cI suppose it\u2019s the realization of my life\u2019s work to do these paintings,\u201d she says. \u201cSo, yeah, I\u2019m excited about it.\u201d<\/p>\n