Refractions (series)

[mcassatt]

These came out really well. Interesting technique, like the style.

[dustonpaper]

I reallly really like that style you have !

Keep posting them please.

[raeburn10025]

Thanks very much for your comments ArtistMelinda, mcassatt, and dustonpaper

[kentiessen]

Great stuff! Thanks also for sharing your inspirations with us!

[raeburn10025]

Thanks Ken. Photorealism seems to be evolving in many new directions nowadays. I'm always glad to share my favorite artists.

[KingCrimson]

Thanks for those links, was not familiar with those artists.
Keep up the good work!

[raeburn10025]

Thanks John. You might also like this generative video painting by Sergio Albac. He applies the principles of perceptual painting (I think that's the right term?) in interesting ways.

[KingCrimson]

That's far out, I recognized the Queen, reminds me of an animated Chuck Close. I think it demonstrates the importance of values.

[AmritS]

Raeburn, I'm not being biased here or anything but I prefer your work to Alyssa Monks. That I just find a little too disturbing, like watching some horror movie, oooh!
You have a better balance.

[raeburn10025]

Hi Amrit - sorry I didn't mean to post a disturbing image (the mods can remove it if it's inappropriate). I just chose that one to illustrate the smear/wet glass effects that I was talking about. But even though it's so abstract it does seem inspired by Hitchcock films.

[AmritS]

No no, that one is ok. It's the other stuff she has on her site. Very eery.
Yes, I see the Hitchock resemblance.

I like the wet on wet smearing. This is what Bob Ross would teach to do reflections in water too.

[abstractca]

very creative,they all look great!

[Dana Design]

I love these and may try this technique. Always learning, exploring and gaining inspiration from other artists is why I'm here.

[123harry]

These work well. The 'refraction' elements enhance and enliven the skin tones.
I think that your work is more impressionistic, whereas the artists you've illustrated seem more expressionistic and closer in terms of feeling to Francis Bacon who they seem to owe a lot to.

[raeburn10025]

abstractca, Dana Design, 123harry - thanks very much for your feedback

Recently I've been pushing abstraction a bit more, using facial structure as a compositional device but not really going for recognizable portrait. Rather, I've been aiming for a specific mood while trying to hold on to some semblance of light and form.

These studies probably belong in the Abstract forum rather than Portraiture but anyway I thought I'd post a few updates which relate to the glitch/refraction theme of this thread:







Medium - oil on canvas board
Dimensions - 9 x 11 inches