In the last few months I have been exploring new ways to express my art
and techniques in the quest to find my niche in the art world.
It
was August 2008 that I really started my path back into art but it was
right from a little girl I adored painting & drawing but my parents
never encourage it and so didnt have the luxury of plain paper or
colourful pens but still I used the back of old envelopes & biro's, I
have always been resourceful like that! As a young adult I did a art
foundation course and then a drawing studies class Hampshire college in
2003, it was only after moving to Wales that a door opened to jump back
into art world again.
So in 8 years what have I learnt?
The
camera is artwork biggest enemy, it is so hard to capture the mood,
depth and colours in artwork with a camera lens, I have tried so many
different ways and failed, every one say's the artwork is so much better
in real life!
People are fickle, one day they will love poppy
paintings the next day seascapes or nudes, so at the end of the day I
try not to get to upset when I post a photo of a painting that I am
proud off but get no reaction, they do not understand the story behind
it or the lessons I have learnt while creating it
One big lesson
was not to use cheap product's it is reflected in your work, I am
especially passionate about colour and cheap paints do not have the dense
colour pigment, I use Liquitex
professional high grade, it cost's a lot
but I get the results I need
When my art teacher, Susan Crossman-Jones said to me ' Your art is good enough to sell, She never
said that I would have to become a ninja with the sellotape
and
inventive with cardboard boxes or that I would have to put more hours
trying to promote my art then painting it!
I do know that I don't
want to be a commercial artist, I have always painted for my own
personal enjoyment and that the end piece is just a by project of my own
artistic adventure.
What's next? I want to go back to painting
with oils but the set up cost's is vast and so I need to be confident
that my artwork is of a good enough standard to warrant the outlay.
I have a dream that someone will walk into my life, tell
me my artwork in incredible and they would like to be my agent, I will
no longer have to worry about purchasing / selling / storing or
promoting, I can spend each day in my studio painting to my hearts content
and exploring all those creative thoughts without guilt feelings of waste!
Even in the art world my disabilities and having dyslexia have held me back but I still maintain that 'ART HAS NO BOUNDARIES ' and hopefully all will be good in the end!
Below are some of work from over the 6 years, theses are pieces which have significance for example being the first or a big learning leap, hope you enjoy
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Catherines Lake, first ever painting with palette knives
2008 |
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| Bonfire Night - Acrylics on Canvas, Large piece |
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Westonbirt Arboretum
After a visit |
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Gold Hill - Shaftesbury
Special place for me - Acrylics on large canvas |
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Poppy fields in Provence
One of my early Pallette Knife work. |
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Spainish Villa
Acrylics on Canvas |
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One man and his camel
2008 Acrylics |
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Peacock highly textured painting
In acrylic |
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| Penguin chorus |
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| Bridal Flowers - Acrylics on Canvas |
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A Very early 2008 painting, realy learn't so much with this painting
It was hard going too! |
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Pre 2008 painting, learning about being loose
and using light on dark |
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This one from 2009 was my eureka moment
This painting now lives in America |
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2009 by first exhibition painting for Porth y Rhyd
and it sold! Acrylics on Canvas |
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2009 and then revisted at a later date
I had learn't so much that I had to go back and re do it! |
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Tree Spirit another exhibition piece and 3 times award winner
my pagan ways coming out in my artwork |
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This painting was inspired by a holiday in Ireland, new grange
Stonehenge being my spiritual home |
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| Highly Textured acrylic early piece |
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| Pre 2008 painting called Jelly beans |
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Kiwi Slice, lots learnt in this one
loved it so much too |
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Trio of Cherries 2013
Make me smile everytime I see it! |
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Pears - Acrylics on board
more practising about reflection and depth |
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Aqua moon 2009
a two toned painting - I have done a lot of these in the past
using a colour and white to see how many values I can mix
they are very effective too! |
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Aqua Surf
More of the same but getting bolder! |
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Highly textured palette knife painting
Golden sunset |
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| Super moon, large canvas painting |
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Tried something totally different
no one liked it! |
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Turning to the masters
Yes it's a progression of an art student
we must all learn from our fore fathers |
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And then theres the nudes, My first love
Yes I admit it, I love painting naked ladies
I would do it over and over again, why?
Because the woman, her curves, folds of skin, lumps bumps and boobies
are amazing, it is one of the most beautiful thing in the world
I love the shadows, skin tones, light and darks of the woman's body. |
If you love my work and would like to buy some original art please do take a look at my gallery page
https://www.artgallery.co.uk/artist/super_cosmic
