These images are some current experimental works formed from the laying up of paints. They are all inspired by the natural environment in one way or another; however don’t all take the same theme. This is something that i am going to look into to create a series of work all which represent aspect of the natural world.
The layering of different paints in different ways is what currently keeps my practice fresh and exciting. I am always learning which paints work well together and the effective diverse outcomes they have.
The first image on the right, ‘Harwich Sunset’ was a piece inspired by a walk along the beach one tea time in my hometown. The colours in the sky were amazing and the image stuck with me. I had an urge to show it through paint. I took a photo to remind me of the sublime experience later in the studio.
The first layer on this piece of work was using a brown acrylic which represented the landscape. To apply this I used a roller which created the rough effect you can see at the bottom of the image. When this was dry I used the two predominant colours which stuck in my head from the moment I saw the sunset, these were pink and purple. I wanted to keep it simple and applied with a brush the two colours I had mixed. I then left this as I was happy and I thought it was a personal representation of my experience. Its textured simple appearance is what I think makes the work effective.
Lesson learned- sometimes less is more.
The second image represents a beach scene. To begin this process I photographed some images of the beach in Harwich and blurred out detail to really concentrate on colour and the land. I then used acrylic paint to begin to create the essence this beach scene gave off. This is a piece of work which I continually keep looking back at and adding to, which I think has taken away the positive effect it first had. I have now started to add corrugated cardboard on the piece and varnish over this to create a glossy outcome.
I am still wondering whether this is yet to be completed with further layers of paint.
