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Beginnings, Inspirations & Dots

A lot of people ask me 'Why dots?'...well here is that story:I always loved drawing. My first love of art came from cartoons - even though my mother was a painter (I never liked her paintings and found them rather disturbing).I was the generation to grow up with Disney, Astro Boy, Kimba the White Lion & the Smurfs to name but a few. Because of this I naturally gravitated to comic books once I began reading and my favorite were the 'Asterix' series by Goscinny & Underzo. To this day I am in awe of the drawing talent of Underzo (see pic below):I was always amazed that a small line in the right spot on a facial drawing could translate in my brain

Floating Lilies (2009) - Waterlily Series

Size: 71cm W x 36cm H x 3.5cm DOkay...so it's another practise piece. I'm just trying to get all the elements right before I do a huge canvas with a stack of waterlilies. I feel that I am nearly ready...but am going to experiment with two more smaller canvas' to try out a couple more ideas & designs. I especially like the water effect I've achieved with this one...Click on images for an even larger view! Cheers :)

Lily Pads No.3 - Lily Pad Series (2009)

Size: 71cm W x 36cm H x 3.5cm DA calm yet rippling water surface of a pond has been created using concentric circles. I’ve developed this pattern further it by using four different colour schemes for the circles - the mottled effect looks like rain drops on the waters surface. The flowers & leaves are an example of geometric patterns found in nature which is emphasized with the colour shadings.This acrylic painting is constructed of coloured dots approximately 1mm in diameter. Below is a close-up. Click on images for an even larger view! var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www.");document.write(unesc

Cherry Blossoms (2008) - Tree Blossom Series

Size: 60cm W x 75cm HI particularly love the cherry tree - when in flower there are no leaves, just the clash of stalk-like branches and bursts of flowers intertwining. Reminds me of walking in the park in winter...And 2nd prize abstract winner of 2009 Mermaid Beach Rotary Show! YAY!!! ;o)This acrylic painting is constructed of coloured dots approximately 1mm in diameter.Click on images for an even larger view!
 
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