Monday, October 22, 2012
Water in Watercolour
I'm used to painting mainly in acrylics and oils, always having shyed away from watercolours - never quite managed to get the right feel of them. But this summer I decided to have a go especially because they're great for doing quick live sketches when you're out and about.
My first attempt was on the beach with my friend and her little one. I called it Mother and child.
The second painting is looking over at the sea on Dingli Cliffs.
This is a great place for peaceful walks and just to sit peacefully and look out to sea or watch the sunset. Sitting up high on Dingli cliffs and looking out to the immense volume of sea and sky below you, always helps put alot into perspective - it reminds you of how small we all are in comparison to the enormity of the world – in a way it intensifies the concept of how mighty and daunting the world is against humanity. Such a concept is captured through the work of German artist Casper David Friedrich who is well known for painting landscapes mostly with figure silhouettes against the forces of nature. He seeks to convey the spiritual experiences of life and one can see this in his famous painting The Wanderer above the Sea of Fog (1818). The painting shows loneliness and individualism, a feeling of one against the world, against the unknown, making the viewer think 'what is beyond?'
My first attempt was on the beach with my friend and her little one. I called it Mother and child.
The second painting is looking over at the sea on Dingli Cliffs.
This is a great place for peaceful walks and just to sit peacefully and look out to sea or watch the sunset. Sitting up high on Dingli cliffs and looking out to the immense volume of sea and sky below you, always helps put alot into perspective - it reminds you of how small we all are in comparison to the enormity of the world – in a way it intensifies the concept of how mighty and daunting the world is against humanity. Such a concept is captured through the work of German artist Casper David Friedrich who is well known for painting landscapes mostly with figure silhouettes against the forces of nature. He seeks to convey the spiritual experiences of life and one can see this in his famous painting The Wanderer above the Sea of Fog (1818). The painting shows loneliness and individualism, a feeling of one against the world, against the unknown, making the viewer think 'what is beyond?'
The Wanderer above the Sea of Fog (1818) by Casper David Friedrich
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