Draw: February 2010

Artist's Statement

The images that I paint and draw are characters I develop from found photographs. The photographs often celebrate or commemorate times of past England, leisure, iconography and social history. After I select imagery from different locations and eras, I go about ‘forming’ my own scenario, which is an alchemical and tentative process. I am careful to leave my viewer room to speculate upon their own narrative, this is important to me. I am hoping that I can extrude and expand upon the resource of emotion and information this found photography gives to me. With my painting I intend to filter the content I find, into a whole new sensory experience for my viewer.

I am currently focusing on how found photographs of twee, English settings show people engaging in the sensuality of their location. I pick up on and accentuate the way their expressions show enjoyment associated with sea side ephemera, like ice cream in a cone and donkey rides. The 21st century is far removed from that environment; people usually aspire to go abroad. The presence of sea side’s as a cultural and inspirational place has diminished, as quality of living has improved. With my painting, I use this kind of misplaced nostalgia to create my absurd dreamlike worlds, which exude joy and indulgence in simple pleasures. The drawings I do have a realistic approach where I use hatching to establish tone and texture, the painting style is markedly different, cartoonish, fluid and brightly coloured.

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Saturday, 27 February 2010

The man with the evilest bow tie (2010) Pencil on Paper

Friday, 26 February 2010

In drawing, nothing is better than the first attempt. ~ Pablo Picasso

Thursday, 25 February 2010

SpacePimp (2010) Oil on Linen 30cm x 30cm

The Countryside (2010) Oil on Canvas 150cm x 100cm

Monday, 22 February 2010

Family Appearance (2010) Oil on Canvas 150cm x 100cm

The Grand Finale (2010) Oil on Canvas 150cm x 100cm

Monday, 15 February 2010

FMP1 Ink Sketches

Saturday, 13 February 2010

Ink Sketches

Tuesday, 9 February 2010

Stages

Monday, 8 February 2010

Capture

Sunday, 7 February 2010

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