130. Shapes in Water
Acrylic on Canvas Board
30.6cm x 40.7cm
(40cm x 50cm framed)
£175
Exhibited at Eagle Gallery Members' show, Sun 1st - Thursday 27th February, 2020
Exhibited at "The Workhouse" "Landscapes and Layers" Exhibition Wed 8th July - Sat 22nd August, 2020
(closed 27 July - 10 August)
Exhibited at the Eagle Gallery 'Five Ways' Sat 19th - Sat 26th November 2022
Exhibited at Eagle Gallery Members' show, 23rd April - 25th May 2024
This one seems to have taken an age. Artist’s Block if you like. I think midway through, I found myself questioning what I was painting and why. There was a certain amount of “cart before the horse” process about this one. Its origins began with here’s a sold off print in frame at Next – what can I do with it rather than “I’ve always wanted to depict water as it’s the basis of life” and used the frame as a tool to achieve that.
Perhaps I ought to be less honest in these reflections on my work and work out some arty comments to make myself sound clever and above the thought processes of my fellow man, but I can’t. Hey guys it’s a painting from a photograph – get over it.
So, what are the positives of this piece over and above presenting the original photograph in a frame. Well there’s texture to the canvas; not a lot but one can run one’s hand over the surface of the canvas board and feel slight ridges of paint now and again. Secondly the nature of the paint means some areas have a slight sheen while others don’t. Third, there is an enhancement/ interpretation of the original adding detail to the bleached out white petals and emphasising line and shape. Finally, it’s that fact that something digital is returned to analogue. An array of pixels depicting a continuous line is now an actual line again. (Although in this representation on the web site its converted back to pixels again!)
This piece is more than an exercise, there is reason and purpose too. There is personal development here, however, as one experiments with colour mixing and develops drawing skills. Bottom line though do people like to look at it? Only time will tell.
30.6cm x 40.7cm
(40cm x 50cm framed)
£175
Exhibited at Eagle Gallery Members' show, Sun 1st - Thursday 27th February, 2020
Exhibited at "The Workhouse" "Landscapes and Layers" Exhibition Wed 8th July - Sat 22nd August, 2020
(closed 27 July - 10 August)
Exhibited at the Eagle Gallery 'Five Ways' Sat 19th - Sat 26th November 2022
Exhibited at Eagle Gallery Members' show, 23rd April - 25th May 2024
This one seems to have taken an age. Artist’s Block if you like. I think midway through, I found myself questioning what I was painting and why. There was a certain amount of “cart before the horse” process about this one. Its origins began with here’s a sold off print in frame at Next – what can I do with it rather than “I’ve always wanted to depict water as it’s the basis of life” and used the frame as a tool to achieve that.
Perhaps I ought to be less honest in these reflections on my work and work out some arty comments to make myself sound clever and above the thought processes of my fellow man, but I can’t. Hey guys it’s a painting from a photograph – get over it.
So, what are the positives of this piece over and above presenting the original photograph in a frame. Well there’s texture to the canvas; not a lot but one can run one’s hand over the surface of the canvas board and feel slight ridges of paint now and again. Secondly the nature of the paint means some areas have a slight sheen while others don’t. Third, there is an enhancement/ interpretation of the original adding detail to the bleached out white petals and emphasising line and shape. Finally, it’s that fact that something digital is returned to analogue. An array of pixels depicting a continuous line is now an actual line again. (Although in this representation on the web site its converted back to pixels again!)
This piece is more than an exercise, there is reason and purpose too. There is personal development here, however, as one experiments with colour mixing and develops drawing skills. Bottom line though do people like to look at it? Only time will tell.