Having said that...

...I want to paint using recognizable imagery, I then made this Mandala. It was in response to a difficult crit, after which I didn't feel good about myself and my abilities. I wanted to make something beautiful using a simple technique. I enjoyed making it - it took ages. It's a combination of painting and collage. The pieces of collage were cut from stuff from Coventry and other things. I have just remembered that I made the circle using a vintage table of Steve Pool's. It had a loose glass top - which I didn't realize and I broke it.

I quite like it - it's a simple decorative thing with some personal resonance.