Representational & Expressionism

You hear the word expressionism. Do you think of the art movement, abstract expressionism? Abstract expressionism was a movement that peaked in the 1930s and included expressionism, abstraction and surrealism art. Abstract expressionists were artists who wanted to state their emotional and spiritual response without necessarily referring to representational subjects. (Art Fundamentals, Theory & Practice, Ocvirk, et al.)

I am a representational artist. I am also an expressionist artist. I achieve the emotional essence of my representational subjects using colours and shapes. Many comment on my use of colour. Expressionists use colour to achieve their goals.

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Fine Art Painting, Linear Perspective - "Old Sawmill"

Old Sawmill

Original Fine Art Painting

Acrylic on wrapped canvas on wood stretcher bars

8 by 10 by 0.75 inches, 20.4 by 25.5 by 1.9 cm

I was interested in the oblique shape of the sawmill receding into space. I used linear perspective diminishing the size and edges of the building. The edges converge to a point on the horizon or eye level. You must be careful using linear perspective as it can leave the viewer in the background. I used a number of techniques to avoid this problem including a darker background for the building.

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Painting Dark Colours

Painting dark colours can be difficult. It is best if dark colours are transparent and warm. Dark colours usually should not be too close to the edges of the painting. Most artists mix their dark paints as this makes a more vibrant colour; they do not use black paint. The dark paints can be a red black, blue black, purple black and green black. Because I have difficulty painting black colours, I do use an Ivory black paint. I usually paint this over another colour, i.e. a warm blue. Once the black is dry, I add strokes of other colours such as a vibrant crimson and scarlet red. This provides me with a dark vibrant black. Also if you paint your dark colour beside a light colour, the value of the colours will be enhanced due to simultaneous contrast.

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