Van Renselar

ILLUSTRATIONS FROM LOST STORIES - THE ART OF VAN RENSELAR

Van Renselar grew up in South Wales, moving to Little Venice in his teens then on to Keston, where he now lives and works.
As a contemporary abstract artist Van Renselar is more concerned with form and colour as an alternative to subject matter. It is not his aim to represent our surroundings or any particular object, he takes ideas from experiences which are visual, cerebral and emotional in nature. His inspiration can as easily be sparked by lines from a song as by an emotional event.

Colour is equally as important as the general design and Van Renselar will spend a lot of time perfecting the tone of a particular colour, his primary objectives being to establish harmony both in terms of composition and the use of colour. Across the range of pictures there is no defining key of symbols - there is no "˜language' for the viewer to learn, each picture establishes itself on its own visual merits and the viewer's interest.

As Van Renselar says, "I want to make pictures which involve and intrigue the viewer. I take ideas from around and within me, using intuition and imagination to create a new context. Much of my work stems from my subconscious, where I see actions, ev...

Van Renselar is a self taught digital artist