Practical work
My primary source painting, this was also used as a reference later on when painting on the canvas. I found creating a primary source painting is effective when capturing the feel of the lake.
Initially i started with experimenting with different medias before finally deciding to focus mainly on paint.
Using stencils I recreated the photos of the photos of the sun setting through the trees, to take this further I would have made multiple different prints with showing the different times of the day as the sun setts and the shadows change.
Some quick studies including a study of the school to practice painting from primary source. To improve on this i would have made sure I had all the right angles before painting.
From the photos I took of the sunsetting I made a quick collage to experiment with the idea of having multiple times in one image.
This was my first attempt at recreating Richard Diebenkorns style of painting by using a more expressive colour palette.
I have learnt a lot from the making of this painting, mostly on how I can use colour in a different more expressive ways rather than trying to be completely accurate with my marks.
Lino print taken from a quick study of the college, this was successful in being contemporary and more abstract. Focusing on the colours and the texture of the marks made instead of focusing on detail .
Decay was another way i could show time, this was referenced from a a photograph taken In Bristol recently. As seen the bridge had been overgrown through time.
With a few tweaks and adding filters I can see how I could have looked if I had experimented wit different colours and how it can create a different mood.
From my own picture from a holiday in New Zealand I made a quick secondary source painting.
Throughout the making of this landscape painting I went through a few changes, this is visible through comparing the finished painting and the earlier less complete painting adding things like clouds. The most effective decision was improving the tones in the sky helped make the landscape feel less empty and gave it a more depth.
Using a wire coil to scratch away the top layer of paint on the canvas gave the painting a more interesting texture.
Having the same landscape shown in different times of the day is probably the most clear and effective way of showing time in my art although it would be a lot more difficult to transfer this idea onto three large canvas'. A solution to this would be a way of somehow painting this on one canvas.
This is the final canvas painting inspired by Richard Diebenkorn. I feel that the use of colour is the most effective part of the painting, The contrast with the light blue of the sky and the murky green tone in the reflection makes the marks stand out. I have chosen this landscape because of its stillness, the fact that the water is completely still helps to exaggerate the idea of it being a still moment in time. Although I was taking inspiration from a figurative artist If I was to improve on this I would have wanted to add more detail overall with things like ripples in the water. If i would improve this i would have tried to improve the connection to time so its more clear.
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For my next canvas painting i will centre my attention more on adding detail and the main focus to be visualising time in the work. An example of how i could do this is either through motion or decay.
I have purposefully avoided adding too much detail in this painting to keep it true to the artist that it is inspired by.
The two main visual languages shown in this paining is colour and shape. I was very careful with my use of colour because this was the main vocal point in Richard Diebenkorn's work.
Here is the second canvas painting of the same lake, this time on my return to the same spot it had become a lot more overgrown over spring. I have attempted to recreate this in my painting making sure to use brighter more vibrant colours. This painting was more inspired by David Hockney and the use of colour and mark making in his work. I have done this by leaving white spaces and outlines to try and recreate his style of work. I feel this was effective at portraying the feeling of spring in the painting
For this painting I wanted to focuses just on mark making with the use of different mark making tools. From this I learnt how to make strong effective marks in my art.
This second painting is what connects the painting to the theme of time. I have chosen to do this painting in a more expressive style because I wanted to reflect how at spring the lake felt more alive and colourful.