This one is a lot smaller and inspired by a blog I saw by Donald Neff, it took me three hours! :)
Wednesday 18 January 2012
Just Before College...
About to head off to college, but thought I'd quickly post up my last major painting from my A2 level
This one is a lot smaller and inspired by a blog I saw by Donald Neff, it took me three hours! :)
This one is a lot smaller and inspired by a blog I saw by Donald Neff, it took me three hours! :)
Wednesday 11 January 2012
Peter Callensen
I looked at this guy while creating paper manipulated samples...check him out! His work is incredible and so delicate! ---> http://www.petercallesen.com/
Tuesday 10 January 2012
My Most Popular...
This painting is by far my most popular. I have had so many people compliment this piece which is incredibly supporting!
This large acrylic painting was produced right at the end of my Art A-Level and took less than 5 days.
The picture isn't the best as a lot of the pinks are washed out. The painting itself is a lot more saturated in colour, playing the contrast of the greens and pinks well against each other.
For me, what sets this painting of most is the blossom which is gently being blown off the tree.
I managed to capture its movement in random, sudden brush strokes and I feel that the dashes of various colour tones give out a stronger energy from the painting as a whole.
This large acrylic painting was produced right at the end of my Art A-Level and took less than 5 days.
The picture isn't the best as a lot of the pinks are washed out. The painting itself is a lot more saturated in colour, playing the contrast of the greens and pinks well against each other.
For me, what sets this painting of most is the blossom which is gently being blown off the tree.
I managed to capture its movement in random, sudden brush strokes and I feel that the dashes of various colour tones give out a stronger energy from the painting as a whole.
By the Fountain...
This was a final piece for my A2-Level art exam.
It is by far the biggest painting I have produced and I completed it within 9 hours (the exam deadline being 12hrs).
This water fountain is in such a relaxing, peaceful -and I find- secret area.
It is hidden away in an enclosed area of the Abbey Gardens in Bury St Edmunds.
While most of the hustle and bustle is found around the play areas and ruins, this little gardened section is completely separate. Most times I have been there, there has been the occasional duck feeder but other than that, there is complete silence.
You can close your eyes and hear the noise and life in the distance, but most prominent is the relaxing sound of the fountains water splashing back into the pond.
I find this place bliss and so relaxing as you are rarely ever disturbed, the world almost stops and time is lost track of.
I find that by having a more free and expressive approach to my work that I can paint a lot quicker, allowing me to produce something on a larger scale which can make an impression and grab a passers attention.
This water fountain is in such a relaxing, peaceful -and I find- secret area.
It is hidden away in an enclosed area of the Abbey Gardens in Bury St Edmunds.
While most of the hustle and bustle is found around the play areas and ruins, this little gardened section is completely separate. Most times I have been there, there has been the occasional duck feeder but other than that, there is complete silence.
You can close your eyes and hear the noise and life in the distance, but most prominent is the relaxing sound of the fountains water splashing back into the pond.
I find this place bliss and so relaxing as you are rarely ever disturbed, the world almost stops and time is lost track of.
I find that by having a more free and expressive approach to my work that I can paint a lot quicker, allowing me to produce something on a larger scale which can make an impression and grab a passers attention.
Art of Acrylics
I came out of myself in art whilst in my second year of A-Levels. Paintings were definitely my thing and throughout the year they continued to get bigger and better!
My main inspiration came from the beauty of landscapes, especially when the warm sun shines and brings out dancing colours I can transfer back into my paintings, bringing them to life.
My first two major acrylic paintings were from the same scene of a field in Ingham, one in the glorious sunshine full of colour and life and the other in the following winter with stripped back trees and the dusting of a snow blanket.
My main inspiration came from the beauty of landscapes, especially when the warm sun shines and brings out dancing colours I can transfer back into my paintings, bringing them to life.
My first two major acrylic paintings were from the same scene of a field in Ingham, one in the glorious sunshine full of colour and life and the other in the following winter with stripped back trees and the dusting of a snow blanket.
My aim of these paintings was not to be so tight and controlled. I wanted to use the paint in a more careless way and so working on a bigger scale allowed this and I could begin to capture the atmosphere of a scene.
My artist inspirations for these landscape works were Kurt Jackson and Paul Evans. Two artists definitely worth looking at if you are interested in landscape work.
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