Chameleon #2 (2025)

“Chameleon #2 by British artist Tim Willcox is a contemporary abstract mixed-media painting that explores fragmented urban topographies through layered mark-making, shifting colour fields and expressive gesture, revealing the ongoing dialogue between built environments and the natural systems that shape them.”

Chameleon #2 continues the visual language I’ve been developing: that playful collision of structure and looseness where geometric fragments, half-formed shapes and little botanical murmurs all jostle their way across the surface. There’s a sort of “urban engineering meets soft ecosystem” energy throughout. Firm lines suddenly evaporate, while lilacs and pinks push into something atmospheric. Along the lower edge, tiny rhythmic marks from collaged sketchbook pages hint at wetlands, pathways, planting schemes or even a hesitant skyline.

The central form feels like something in mid-evolution: part creature, part bridge, part shifting landform. It has that in-between quality I really enjoy, where everything feels as if it’s still deciding what it wants to become. That’s the intended charm: adaptable, slightly mischievous in places and still anchored by a conceptual backbone.

Artist's note "I’m genuinely enjoying the push and pull of paint again. These pieces carry less overt messaging than my previous work, yet they still hold a story, guided by an ongoing awareness of place, stewardship and the quiet interconnection between environments and imagination.