Artist of The Week - Nick Pilatis

Our new Artist of the week is Nick Pilatis. Nick was educated to the level of "Doctor of Philosophy" in Engineering Science....and he says of his work "the push for creative thinking and innovation constitute two of the major components of my character. The need of self-expression through oil paintings appeared rather unexpectedly in 2004 and the result was the painting of "Nike (Victory) and its many forms". Painting has now become an obsession of mine. Being self taught, I have been inspired by the brush strokes of Van Gogh, the concepts and shapes of Picasso, the expressionism of El Greco and romanticism of Delacroix. "

Of all Nick's figurative works , I think my favourite is the one shown - appropriately named "The Suffering". For me...the handling of colour, tone and the texture of the brush strokes all help to describe the feeling of the piece in what is essentially a very simple composition....very emotive.

To see more of Nick's work on the Affordable British Art gallery, click here

Artist of The Week - Lindi Kirwin

Our artist of the week this week is Lindi Kirwin. Lindi's contemporary paintings are inspired by many of the Old Masters, and of today’s artists, Jenny Saville, and in contrast to her style, Pino Daeni. Egon Schiele is also a firm favourite for inspiration.

Lindi’s paintings hold a broad spectrum of content and mixed media, from her passion of figurative work which is tastefully provocative and sensual, to her dry-brush acrylic [with no water] land and seascapes, to her humorous illustrations. She uses her photos and sketches for reference and is also inspired by proverbs, quotes, poetry text, which she will successfully interpret into abstract paintings.
I particularly like this painting of Lindi's...it's called "Bald Crouching Man" .

To see more of Lindi's work on Affordable British Art, click here

Artist of The Week - Rosie Harper

This weeks Artist of the week is Rosie Harper who is a published, professional British artist, now living and working in beautiful New Zealand. She says "I have been very fortunate in my artistic career and bless every day that I can pick up my brushes and create beautiful things in a sometimes ugly world. My work was published in Society Magazine in USA in 2005 on 3 occasions with my art as their front cover. I have several private collectors around the world with some of them owning up to 10 pieces. I work in a mainly Art Deco style with some Art Nouveau and Surrealism mixed in for good measure and I tend to go for bright and colourful with lots of detail rather than dark and sombre. Most of my pieces are large and are meant to own any wall they are placed upon. On average, these artworks take anything from 3 months to a year to complete as most are created in oil. The process also involves sketching the idea in Silverpoint and then applying the paint in layers, allowing the paint to dry thoroughly to enable a protective coat of varnish to be applied at the end. Because of the nature of my style, I use imagery from the Art Deco period together with my own interpretation. All of my ladies are based upon imagination, apart from my commissions, so if you have an idea for an artwork, please contact me to discuss. The limit is your own imagination. " Click HERE to see more of Rosie's work on Affordable British Art

Artist of the Week - Trevor Ferguson

This week's Artist of the Week is Trevor Ferguson. Trevor says "I was born & brought up on the north east coast of England but now live in West Yorkshire. Having had a number of careers in the past – engineering draughtsman, bank official, school teacher and even some time in the military (Parachute Regiment) I am now able to indulge in my passion for painting which has now become my full time occupation – that and framing my own works and those of fellow artists.I work nowadays in Alkyd oil which I find suits my style – acrylics dry too quickly for me and regular oils don’t let me get on with a piece as quickly as I would like.I am fascinated by people – faces and postures. I create scenes and pictures by using a number of photographs for inspiration & reference – moving people around until I can compose a layout which tells a story and maybe with some humour and lots of new things to find at each viewing of the painting."
Click HERE to view Trevors work on Affordable British Art

end of another week...........

.....and the weekend is just beginning. We've had a lovely week weather-wise.....Spring has definitely sprung and there's optimism in the air.

I've been having another look at Carol's gallery......and have decided that this one of my favourites:

It's called "Sitting in Blue". I love Carol's handling of what is a classic figurative pose. It's beautifully lit from the side and the technique she has used for the figure has a very fluid feel to it, and suggests a degree of movement.....despite the figure being seated and still. The surface of the figure almost has a metallic feel to it.

Have a look at Carol's gallery by clicking HERE......and have a fantastic weekend. :-)