The recent images had areas of empty canvas, either white or black in the background.

I can't really say that there is no background here. There is no empty canvas here. There are multiple layers, with the later layers partially covering the earlier layers. So the first layers become the background.

Most of my work is like this, filled from edge to edge with stuff. I am going to resume Fractured Zone A with similar images.

I was not paying attention, and it has been over a week since my last post. I will skip the usual excuses.

I made this sometime ago, before the Fractured Zone A series. There is a vague similarity with the FZA series, it was one of the experiments that led to that set.

Even though it was not a good fit, and I was not pleased with the overall composition, there was something I liked near the center. Notice the straight-line cuts, and the shadowing that suggests broken pieces. I set it aside to revisit later and then headed in a different direction.

This image is also an early experiment that eventually led to the Fractured Zone A series. This one is missing the jagged fault line that characterized that series. I was trying to create a contrast between the upper right and lower left. But that composition failed.

I set it aside because I liked the upper right, straight lines dividing rough surfaces. With light and shadow highlighting the surfaces.

This one is a similar story. The main diagonal was not a good idea. I like the floating shapes going generally lower left to upper right. So I set is aside.

You probably see where this is heading. The center area of this piece also has that fractured texture look. I started planning a future Fractured Zone B series.