Alternative landscapes: How artists have interpreted landscapes through colour.
I began with my designed stencil to create the turquoise background. Then used the stencil outline to achieve the yellow and orange layered effect. My aim using acrylic was to add depth, tone and detail. The colours I used in these series of prints were influenced by exploring Fauve artists use of colour in landscapes. Within the backgound I painted in response to my interest in Erin Hansons work.
Purple and yellow screen print painted over with acrylics. Purposely using these colours as they are complimentary colours and are visually effective.
Artist copies (on the right) of sections of Henri Matisses "View of Collioure" painting. Researching and understanding Mattisses squared brush technique and use of colour.
Artist copy of Henri Matisses "Red Room" painting.
Artist copies (on the right) of sections of Andre Derains "The Turning Road, L Estaque" painting. Looking into the process of how Fauve artists tended to use reds/oranges to represent the hot climate of where they were.
Artist copy of Andre Derains "Charing Cross Bridge".
Acrylic paintings of own images in the style of Andre Derain. This was by experimenting in following the Fauves use of contrasting/complimentary colours.
Etching prints of own tree images and using tissue paper to experiment with colour combinations.
Graphite drawings of own images, showing different styles and shapes of trees.
Artist copies of a William S.Rice wood block print using the technique of reduction lino prints. Each layer of colour was achieved by removing more and more of the lino with the final layer being the dark brown.
Artist copy of Vincent Van Goghs "Cypresses" painting and then edited using photoshop to change the hues and saturations to see how colour can alter the perpective of the image. I decided to look into Van Goghs landscapes, in particular his trees. As I was interested in the use of thick layered brush strokes and how they created a sense of movement within the painting.
Artist copy of a section of Erin Hansons "Break of Clouds" painting. Van Goghs landscapes led me to researching contempory artists who often show influences of his style in their work, such as Erin Hansons landscapes. I like the way she uses bold, bright, unnatural colours in her impasto paintings, giving a viewer an alternative view of a landscape.
Acrylic and oil painting dimentions: Approx. 300cm x 70cm
Based on the colours and thickness of Erin Hansons style and wood knots done in oil in wavy, short brush strokes, similar to Vincent Van Gogh.
Experimenting with perspective within trees using oil paints and impasto technique. Colours influenced by Erin Hanson.
Artist copy of David Hockneys "More Felled Trees on Woldgate", exploring the use of the colour purple and his use of multiple canvases.
Arcylic and oil painitng across two canavses (each being 35.5cm x 25cm) in response to David Hockneys use of purple to create perspective, Erin Hansons colours and Vincent Van Goghs brush technique.
Life drawings showing longer timed static poses, as well as short timed movements.
New project: Change and/or Stability
Artist copy from Erica il Cane drawn using coloured pencils.
I am particulary interested in his work, as his images challenge your sense of reality as animals dont usually have human traits. Combining animals with human features or animals with other animal features, demonstrates change and metamorphism.
Etching prints of work by Erica il Cane, a technique also used by him.
Experiementing with collages, giving animals human characteristics. This is a work in progress which I will contiune to add too.
Fine liner drawings of collage images also including my own animal combination ideas. I like how the use of varied thickness of lines gives texture, depth and the animals a sense of character.
Etchings of own combination images.
Artist copies of orginal illustrations from Alice In Wonderland by Sir John Tenniel, exploring how animal characters are created in stories. Being printed in black and white meant the personality and character of the animal was captured through the use of clothes and facial expression.
EH Shepards additional use of bright and strong washes of colour, created a different outcome of the personailty of the character.
Beatrix Potter uses simplicity in her drawings, with the use of light water colour washes. This gives the animals a cuter, more realistic look.
Using the soft colours of Beatrix Potter combined with own photo of a cat and a Erica il Cane image. This is a response to how colour and position can bring character to an animal.
