At our art group
evening workshop next week the challenge is to produce a still life
“in the style of ….” and we have been given a choice of six
well-known artists. Watercolour being one of my favoured mediums, I
have chosen Shirley Trevena.
A recent bouquet of
lilies from my son, displayed in a rustic pot from America, was the
starting point for my sketch – imagination provided the rest. As
time is limited at the workshop it helps to plan ahead, so I have my
subject drawn on watercolour paper (partly in graphite, partly in
watercolour pencil) and for some random pattern I have used a
homemade foam stamp with gesso in some areas. The latter should
become more obvious once colour washes have been laid over. On the
evening it only remains for me to try and emulate the looseness and
vibrancy of Shirley's work – that's the hard bit!
NB: After several changes, this work reached a completely different outcome. The final piece can be seen
in this post:
https://paperpaintandprint.blogspot.com/2017/01/collage-and-ink-resist-continued.html
A difficult challenge indeed! Looking forward to seeing final result!
ReplyDeleteHi Pat, Hope the planning hasn't sabotaged the spontaneity!
DeleteI love Shirley Trevena's work. My money is on your success. Your shapes are ones she uses so this will be exciting for me to see. Enjoy the process!
ReplyDeleteThis work did not turn out as expected and went through various stages before reaching a completely different outcome. You can see the final piece in my post of 27th January 2017.
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