I paint as a way to escape the mundane into a world where I get to manipulate the colours I want to see, in a way that makes me feel content. It is my self care. I have always expressed my love for colour in my clothing, my hair, my style of decorating, this is an extension of myself that I get to share outside of my own circle. Although my art has a limited audience, I feel that it reaches the people who are looking for pop of colour and expression, especially when we share a mutual love of animals, nature, and a vivid imagination.
Most of my art is acrylic paint on canvas or cradled boards, occasionally, I will coat with resin to bring the piece to life. I tend to use vibrant colours, bold strokes, with fine realistic details. I consider what I do a combination of linear and painterly styles, which combined bring my work a distinctive feel.
I often begin with red or black, sometimes purple underpainting, then I sketch my subject, put in the background around the sketch, and then start building colours. as I layer the paint, the subject comes to life and loses some of the two dimensional feel. It is not impasto, there’s no heavy building of texture, however, the colours are complementary enough to give my work dimension. With the colours intense and vibrant, I feel that I convey to the viewer what I see in my minds eye, lights and darks are no longer just highlight and shadows. I want my art to be viewed as a delicious meeting of expressionism and impressionism.
Most of my art is acrylic paint on canvas or cradled boards, occasionally, I will coat with resin to bring the piece to life. I tend to use vibrant colours, bold strokes, with fine realistic details. I consider what I do a combination of linear and painterly styles, which combined bring my work a distinctive feel.
I often begin with red or black, sometimes purple underpainting, then I sketch my subject, put in the background around the sketch, and then start building colours. as I layer the paint, the subject comes to life and loses some of the two dimensional feel. It is not impasto, there’s no heavy building of texture, however, the colours are complementary enough to give my work dimension. With the colours intense and vibrant, I feel that I convey to the viewer what I see in my minds eye, lights and darks are no longer just highlight and shadows. I want my art to be viewed as a delicious meeting of expressionism and impressionism.