This is an acrylic painting from a photograph with shallow depth of field. I chose to replicate this by bringing the Cyclamen into the foreground using underpainting to gradually deepen the colours to make it look more realistic. I used acrylic in the background but in looser brushstrokes that merged into one another.
This page started off with the right hand top image in pencil and water soluble black pen in a mixture of crosshatching and using a damp brush to move the ink about. I was unsure of it at first so I replicated the image in 2b and 4b pencil capturing the delicateness and the strength of the Cyclamen. This was done on a prepared page using emulsion white and yellow with watercolour over the top to produce a resist of the two mediums.
This is a close up of a Cyclamen head looking in towards the stamens. Again i built up the colours as in underpainting to create depth and texture.
I wanted this and the image below to show how delicate the petals and the colours are on most varieties of Cyclamen. I think I have achieved this with the lower flower above and the buds on the image below.
I sketched this Cyclamen using 2b and 4b pencil. This typically shows the delicacy of this beautiful flower. I used some crosshatching and rubbing the lead in.
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I am a new up and coming mixed media artist currently studying my 2nd year at Macclesfield College on Creative Arts for Employment Foundation Degree.
Since April this year I share a Studio Workshop and Gallery space in Macclesfield with three of the students that are on the same course. We are all quite diverse from one another; one specialising in textile and embroidery, and the three remaining artists have all created our own techniques in mixed media.
We will eventually have guest artists exhibiting their work and we'll also be doing workshops so that we can share our knowledge to all ages.
My work is primarily centered on natural forms such as abstract flowers, landscapes, seascapes and ceramic work that is both textural and with the feeling of movement.
Colour has a strong influence on me and this is reflected in my work mainly strong and bright or subtle, however the mood or subject dictates. When looking around me for inspiration colour is the first thing that has a major impact on me with texture a close second. Due to colours influence on me this is the first thing I consider when starting a new project and then I decide if I'm going to add texture to the canvas, paper or board. I use photography, watercolour, acrylic, mixed media, printing & ceramics as a means to translate what I see. Some of my work is representative yet I also like to experiment with small compositions & paint abstract images from them. I use a wide range of media from tissue paper to tile grout in my acrylic & printing work to add texture & depth; this makes my work both visual & tactile.
I have been commissioned paintings & I'm available for more work.