About me.

As you can see from my works below I enjoy using various materials and colours to create a piece. It was my visits to various art galleries that sparked up the idea that I didn't have to follow the rules when it came to creating my own interpretation of art. I believe that an artists style is a clear representation of themselves and mirrors their personality and opinions. I have chosen to apply for this course because I want to develop my skills as an artist and become more aware of the creative world surrounding us all. I would like to experiment more with various methods and materials and break out of my shell in terms of my work.

Lucifer.

I came up with this painting completely by chance. I started experimenting over the top of a pair of eyes and lips I painted using yellow acrylic. I placed dots of different colour paints around the eyes and mouth and swept my paint brush across to blend them into a feather effect.

 I used white acrylic over the top of the painting to give the face some lightness and to define the creatures hair. 
The piece has been painted on A2.

Glass vase.

To differentiate my work from portraits, I decided to paint a vase filled with exotic flowers. I researched other artists work of glass vases as I wanted to get the dimensions correct. As I like to use quite vibrant colours in my work I chose to use mustard yellow as a contrasting colour for the blues and purples.

I believe that the colours I used give the painting a Grecian feel. The painting has been completed on A2. I enjoy using large canvases and paper as it gives me more ability to add detail.

Templar.

I got my inspiration for this piece from a film based on the knights Templar. I wanted to create a piece that had dimensions and depth using the imagery I had seen in the film. A specific item I wanted to use was the red cross situated on the knights chest as I believe it to be the symbol of a Templar. To contrast with the red, I chose to keep the rest of the painting in black and white with grey for shadowing. The idea was to make the cross the centre of the piece. However, to push the painting into the horror genre I decided to add subtle reds on the knights uniform to give the impression of blood. I also tried to make the knight appear to be immersing from the water on the floor.

Bone china.

I free handed this design into my sketchbook using blue marker pen. I decided as a way of developing the design I should create a similar pattern onto a sheet of acetate. I realised that the colours and images were quite similar to those on pieces of bone china.

I like the intricate design and eventually went on to use it in my Textiles A3 portfolio as a stained glass window design.

Acetate.

I have created this piece using clear acetate and coloured marker pens. My initial ideas for this peice was to show the aging of a womans face. I did this by layering pages of acetate, adding wrinkles and imperfections with every layer. However on the last layer I chose to go one step further and give the woman a zombie-like appearance.

Displayed below are the layers spread out.

And the finished piece.

A lick of the lips.

 Moving on from human portraits i decided to experiment with animals. Here is one example of work i created with this idea in mind. I research various images of foxes and wolves, paying close attention to the finer details like the shine on their nose and the direction the hair spreads out across their face. As i like to experiment with colour i decided to use pinks and yellows with the wolf creating an almost Pop art effect. I used acrylic paint as this would give the wolf texture. The piece is completed on A4 canvas.

I wanted the wolves eyes to seem almost hypnotising as if to try and draw in its onlookers.

Grimace inside your eyes.

As you can see with my post below I enjoy creating portraits. Once again I have used my imagination with this piece added with the inspiration of male Burberry models. My idea was to create a portrait of a model, 60 years after the start of his career. It was my intention to make the portrait obtain sore-appearing eyes and a gaunt expression. All created from the "models" years of drink and drug use.

Like the Alien Lady, I have used Indian ink to create this portrait in A2 size.

Alien lady.

Many of my creations are of portraits I have extracted from my imagination. As you can see below I enjoy using a vast collection of colours as a way of making the piece pop out.

With this piece I started drawing the basic facial features (eyes, nose etc) and then carried on adding strong cheekbones and lizard-like teeth. Eventually the outcome was a face-on alien with a feminine appearance.

Here is the image before I added colour. I used black Indian ink to put down my initial idea of the portrait. I believe that Indian ink gives the freedom to layer and develop shadows, something I use frequently in my creations.

I have used food colouring as a way of adding colour to the piece without covering the detail underneath. The size of the portrait is A2.