An artist who I respect once told me that anything manmade (including a person!) in a painting , immediately becomes the focal point. An old shed, a vehicle , a wharf . a fencepost - your eye will always be drawn to that part of the painting, no matter how tiny it is or where it's placed. The human brain is programmed to look for touches of human presence.
Often my landscapes will have a touch of this to guide your journey through my painting.
More recently I've been making the figure the undisputed star of the show. The local shearing gang is always a favourite subject of mine, and I can't pretend that this painting "Number 1" is about anything other than Dave!
The other aspect to the human touch is the human hand on the end of the paintbrush . What you see in the final artwork is what I saw, filtered through what I felt and thought about what I saw, the colours that I chose and how I composed the painting.
Lake Station woolshed is over 100 years old - with high windows that let in streams of golden, dusty light.The back part of the shed with the pens is very dark , so in my minds eye I was thinking Rembrandt.
Every one of us sees the world differently and reacts to what we see in a special way. Learn to look and enjoy the unique view which every person has!
PS. if you'd like to watch me painting a figure please come along to my demo at Wall to Wall art, 112 Bridge St,Nelson on friday 13th March 12- 1pm :)
Often my landscapes will have a touch of this to guide your journey through my painting.
More recently I've been making the figure the undisputed star of the show. The local shearing gang is always a favourite subject of mine, and I can't pretend that this painting "Number 1" is about anything other than Dave!
The other aspect to the human touch is the human hand on the end of the paintbrush . What you see in the final artwork is what I saw, filtered through what I felt and thought about what I saw, the colours that I chose and how I composed the painting.
Lake Station woolshed is over 100 years old - with high windows that let in streams of golden, dusty light.The back part of the shed with the pens is very dark , so in my minds eye I was thinking Rembrandt.
Every one of us sees the world differently and reacts to what we see in a special way. Learn to look and enjoy the unique view which every person has!
PS. if you'd like to watch me painting a figure please come along to my demo at Wall to Wall art, 112 Bridge St,Nelson on friday 13th March 12- 1pm :)
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