AE Contemporary Art Gallery

I had the opportunity to visit the AE Contemporary Art gallery in Warwick, where I was able to see the works of many artists. There were some styles that particularly stuck out to me, which I took photos of for future reference. 

I really like this artist's interpretation of a woodland creature, using the different tones and then using things found in the woods such as leaves, flowers, twigs and fungus on the animal as fur, creating a gorgeous outlook. I could use a similar style to this within my own work using biro, replicating the different tones and shapes. 

I was in awe at the detail of this piece of realistic art drawn with only a pencil. I like the use of light and how it shows a light source coming from one direction, that is not in the drawing, and then creating shadows which contrast strongly with the lighter areas. I would like to use a similar style to this in my own drawings, with a strong contrasts in light and dark as well as lots of detail.

Within this painting as well as the use of bright colours, the artist has shown movement coming from the grass beneath, creating lines that are all going the same direction, showing movement from the wind. I would like to use a similar technique to this by using lines to show movement perhaps in the hair of my portraits or through the use of expressive lines with biro. 

I found a lot of works by Ian Fennely and was fascinated by his paintings of streets and buildings. I love the use of colour as they bring out the brightness and vibrance of the streets. These paintings contrast strongly with the black and white painting, which has more of a gloomy atmosphere, showing deserted streets and grey skies. I would like to use a similar technique with watercolour in my own paintings, such as wetting the page before painting it so that the paints spread and create a blend of bright colours. 

I really liked these paintings of lips as although they are quite simple, with only a white background and one thing as the subject, I found that they are quite effective as the bold red stands out very much from the background, and I found that it was one of the first paintings in the gallery that caught my eye because of it's vibrance. I also love the use of the drips from the lips and would like to use this style in some of my own work but with watercolour as I think it can create quite an effective outlook.