Portrait Practice 19/7/18
Portrait practice (work in progress) oil on board 61cm x 122cm
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Portrait practice (work in progress) oil on board 61cm x 122cm
Portrait Practice 19/7/18 Read More »
Painting started in life drawing class and continued working on from memory at home (oil on canvas 60cm x 60cm)
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This is from last week’s life drawing class, in which the model wore traditional African dress.
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These paintings are the result of attending the Island Art Group landscape workshop at Llaneilian in the north of Anglesey. Mike Knowles provided tuition and guidance, as well as useful constructive criticism.
I chose to focus on Mynydd Parys (Parys Mountain), which, according to Wikipedia, “dominated the world’s copper market during the 1780s, when the mine was the largest in Europe.”
I used oils and a palette knife for a change, whilst continuing to investigate the use of flat planes to try and portray the sense of space in the main quarry itself, as well as the staggering array of colours to be seen in the waste materials.
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The Sculpture Garden (Acrylic on canvas 41cm x 41cm). It’s developed from a small sketch made during a life drawing class.
It’s part of a continuing series in which I’m exploring the use of abstracted flat coloured shapes to create the sense of form in space, in order to play with the contradictions of representing the 3D world on a 2D surface.
In this particular piece, I was especially focussed on trying to ‘break’ or ‘buckle’ the picture plane using the teachings of Josef Albers in his book ‘Interaction of Color’, as well as by ongoing fascination with Cubism, Picasso, Matisse and Hockney.
I kept thinking of Matisse’s cutouts made during his later years, when he ‘drew with colour’ using nothing but a pair of scissors and coloured paper.
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I bought a secondhand book on paper making at the weekend, so was inspired to have a go. This is the result of my first attempt, together with my prototype mould and deckle. It’s made from recycled newspaper, hence the grey colour. Next up; I’m going to try making a plank of wood from some sawdust… 🙄
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I’ve gone a bit ‘off piste’ with the latest development of this painting. I’m trying to increase the intensity of the colours in order to accentuate the feeling of the summer sun, whilst also using the interaction of those colours to ‘break’ the picture plane. What do you think? I’d love to hear which version you prefer (or dislike the most!) and why (Acrylic on canvas 41cm x 41cm)
Serving suggestion: Preheat garden to 75 degrees. Place one incredibly patient portrait sitter in an uncomfortable chair and one struggling artist in direct sunlight. Grill for 4.5 hours until medium rare…
Portrait Session 12/6/18 Read More »