Some of you might already know that I first joined Instagram under the account of @chrisgtwin where I started posting various photos of my travels along with some sketches and images of the poly art that I was into.

Poly art is a reduction in detail using triangles, polys, to create hard edges and simplify the subject matter. It’s by no means simple if done well and can be quite a therapeutic process in choosing where/how to position lines and choosing the right fill colours that will still represent the scene or person in a way that is recognisable. My favourites have been for films like Blade Runner and Leon, but I think one of my best pieces is that of the amazing actor Peter Sellers.

One of my plans was to try and get these on canvas because that’s where artwork belongs, right? I’ve had limited success in selling high-quality prints, but I think that now I’m veering into workshop based projects that I might try and recreate these in wood instead because lets face it, grain is beautiful. The influence for doing this has come from seeing April Wilkerson create some wall art in her workshop and the resulting landscape looks great.

If I ever pull my finger out then I could try using my CNC once I’ve eventually built it, but I could also try pieces of wood in a frame. This is where the black and white versions of the poly art would probably work quite well as too many colours requires a bigger palette. Whichever method I choose, I imagine the process will require me getting a print out of the lines onto some large paper format, A2 might be a good start, and then I transfer all those shapes onto different colours of wood to create the different shades. This could be done using the natural colours of numerous woods, or could be the same wood with a number of stains, and grain orientations, being used. I may even try both to see which turns out best.

Just another idea in a long line of many.