Thursday 17 July 2014

works on white - discovered worlds (& a dog)



landscape series (2), acrylic on board, 2.5ft x 6.5ft



Back when I was at art college I primarily painted fantastical landscapes. They looked otherworldy but were almost always inspired by real things, by details in nature: a sheep's skull; fissures in bark; moss growing on a wall, lichen on a gravestone. I 'found' these landscapes, so I called them Discovered Worlds.



Journey of a Space Goblin, acrylic on canvas, 5ft x 6ft



I've painted very little of this sort of work since I graduated, there's just not enough time to do everything one wants. Scotland has such fantastic landscapes as it is, and I really do like birds. But I also loved discovering these worlds so when a guest saw one and commissioned a small series I was very excited to have the excuse.

Five 30x30cm panels were commissioned, each a detail on a clean white background, some real landscapes, some discovered. I also made a trial 10x10cm piece, plus a little surprise extra featuring a very special dog...




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Max, 10x10cm


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3 comments:

  1. I think these are wonderful! I'm sure whoever commissioned them will be very pleased.

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    1. Thank you kindly Greta. I really enjoyed them and am intending to do more.

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  2. really cool! is that the top of a telegraph pole!!!!?Mike

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