Iain Nicholls, Dropping, 2011, oil and acrylic on board, 37 x 32 cm. While in London in December I was lucky enough to catch the abstract(ed) painting exhibit, Blots, Stains and Smears @ Transition Gallery in Hackney. The exhibition included work by Iain Nicholls, Mark Joyce and William Gharraie and was curated by Philip Allen. Iain Nicholls, Falling Down, 2011, oil on board, 39 x 46 cm. Iain Nicholls,Falls, 2011, oil and acrylic on board, 55 x 45 cm. Iain Nicholls, Reverse Shiaparelli, 2011, oil and acrylic on board, 37 x 39 cm. William Gharraie, Baby Night Light, oil on board, 52 x 44 cm. William Gharraie, Amnesia, oil on board, 51 x 62 cm. William Gharraie, Untitled, oil on board, 124 x 92 cm. Mark Joyce, The Hunt for the Z Particle, 2011, acrylic on glue gesso, 25 x 20 cm. Mark Joyce, Arcturus 2, 2011, acrylic on glue gesso, 25 x 20 cm. Mark Joyce, Bending Light II, 2011, acrylic on glue gesso, 25 x 20 cm. Ma...