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Ireland
Painting, Ink on Paper
Size: 41 W x 30 H x 0.1 D in
This was created from my trip to the marine reserve in Baja, Mexico. Our small group stayed in tents on the shore of the island in the reserve. There were pelicans diving intermittently all day long, just offshore and a couple of terns would swing by, showing up the clumsiness of the pelicans with their delicate diving and there was one solitary gull who stayed at the shoreline the entire time. He was very calm and quiet and rather polite. I was quite taken by him. This was taken from a series of photographs of him in motion - I just love this - it epitomises a quiet grace for me, plus I also wanted to give some positive feedback for gulls as they increasingly are poorly represented in the press - ironically gulls are amongst the seabirds doing rather well - so it would seem, that if the population is flourishing, then they become regarded as pestilent rather than say, resilient - the adjectives are tending toward negative rather than positive. I wished to give this gentleman a definitively positive title.
Painting:Ink on Paper
Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:41 W x 30 H x 0.1 D in
Frame:Not Framed
Ready to Hang:No
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Ireland
I work from my garden studio in the picturesque South West of Ireland. My subject is wildlife, but in a contemporary minimalist style. I endeavour to capture the essence and soul of the animal I am portraying, shaking off superfluous detail to expose a faint imprint of that creature - a shadow that encapsulates their core being in as few lines, shades, and tones as possible. I like to leave some of the image for the eye and brain to configure, sometimes creating an unintended abstraction. To make minimal, one has to begin with excess. I achieve this by visiting reserves and marine environments to sketch, photograph, record and observe. All image sources are my own. I work with ink on cotton paper. Paintings are using natural hair Chinese ink brushes, painting with water before applying ink. I love watching the ink meander through the water of its own accord - it affords the work a life of it's own - a randomness I like as I can't really control it. The paper is very specific. Sustainably sourced from England on a 10m roll, this large format means the work can be sized exactly. None of my pieces are the same size - the image and the subject dictates the format and size of the work. Working initially within a far larger size, the finished image is scaled down by tearing, a precise procedure using a hand ruler that can ruin a piece if not executed correctly. Prints are done using the monoprint method, the effect is something orphic, almost reticent. Marks made through the process are capricious because of the many variables – the final picture becoming a dreamlike transgression from the source image. Imaginings and stories develop through this process. I intend to create such stories, telling tales of the lives of my studies - the difficulties faced in this increasingly anti-wildife age. My message is to communicate the dilemma facing us as one of many species in a shared world. I hope my work will inform the viewer as such, create a quiet pensive space for admiration of our diverse world and the richness within it - to become aware, one must be still. The work delivers a peace, a simple beauty.
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