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United Kingdom
Painting, Oil on Wood
Size: 121 W x 92 H x 1 D in
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The red earth and trees of this painting were inspired by a trip to Andalusia, southern Spain. The boiler-suited men were originally from photos I took of workers hosing down the dry-docks at Falmouth Docks, Cornwall, England. They fill the refreshing pools of water at sunset, oases in a hot and dry land. Perhaps the two wolves are on their way for a refreshing drink. The title of the painting refers to a pond filled forest in CS Lewis's Narnia novel, "The Magician's Nephew". Each pond is a portal that provide instant transportation to another world. The surface of the painting is rich, dense and textured, with a slow build up of layers of opaque paint and transparent glazes. With this technique, the painting glows with warm light and shadows.
Painting:Oil on Wood
Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:121 W x 92 H x 1 D in
Frame:Not Framed
Ready to Hang:Not applicable
Packaging:Ships in a Crate
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United Kingdom
Artist Statement: I am primarily a painter, although I also explore ideas through printmaking and alternative photography (screenprinting and collagraphy and cyanotypes). In my painting practice I love the physical qualities of paint (particularly oil paint) and the myriad of textures, light effects, colour and illusions that you can achieve with them on a flat surface. So while my work represents objects in the real world, I strive to give the painted surfaces of my works an intensity and physical presence. I use photographic references (usually my own, sometimes found imagery) to construct imaginary places that could be real, but have a heightened sense of emotion and atmosphere. Influences include Peter Doig, Peter Blake, Caspar David Friedrich and Peter Howson. I am particularly interested in the idea of juxtaposition - such as setting artificial, man-made structures and elements against natural landscapes, so that objects seem out of place and "surreal". My current series of paintings and mixed-media cyanotypes reference promotional photographs of late 19th and early 20th century boxers, This "Fighters" series explores the juxtaposition of strong "masculinity" against "feminine" natural forms. I have exhibited my work in the Royal Cornwall Museum, Falmouth Art Gallery, Business Design Centre, Islington, Royal College of Art, Victoria Art Gallery, Bath and the Royal West of England Academy of Art. My work is in private collections in the UK and USA.
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