Atmosfear

This is a recent painting called Atmosfear, which is a word play on atmosphere. The sky is a twisting mass of forms and figures, culminating in an outstretched hand nearly touching the apex of the long house. The structure looks religious in some ways, but it was not meant to be. I have always enjoyed stained glass as a motif, it appears in dozens of paintings, the most memorable perhaps being 'Escape Route' an old painting about the relationship of art and science (in my brain?).

I am a watercolour painter but I was always inspired by oil painters such as Monet,  Degas, and Dali. The two medias are quite different. Oil paint is generally very bright and 'juicy' with clear lines and definition, watercolour tends to be less intense and more free-flowing. Because I was inspired by oil painters I tried to copy the look and feel of their work using watercolours, which explains part of my style, that is, bright colours and fairly well defined details. But still, I do try to bring in the power of watercolour, which is seen for example in the sky, and in the shimmering reflections on the grassy field in this painting. I tried oil painting once, and produced but one oil painting which I sold to a friend, then gave away the oil paints!

22x15 cold press, watercolour, 2015