VIEW IN MY ROOM
Australia
Painting, Oil on Canvas
Size: 16.1 W x 15.4 H x 2 D in
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“Give me coffee to change the things I can, and the beach to accept the things I can’t.” – Unknown This is a painting that I have worked up in the studio from a number of little studies done at the beach. When I was out the weather then was great for the most part, but the wind did tend to get up a bit in the afternoon, and the surfers all had a blast. These guys, the kite surfers, get incredibly high up with the kites, and look to me that they don’t want to be coming down too quick. All too much for me – I just sit in the sand, and make colour notes in my sketchbook. There is always something about painting directly from life which (usually) provides a stimulating record of the experience of having actually been there and recorded the experience, as opposed to copying a photograph (which was taken by someone else) in the comfort and safety of the studio. P.S. …. I took some coffee with me!
Painting:Oil on Canvas
Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:16.1 W x 15.4 H x 2 D in
Frame:Not Framed
Ready to Hang:Not applicable
Packaging:Ships in a Box
Delivery Time:Typically 5-7 business days for domestic shipments, 10-14 business days for international shipments.
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Ships From:Australia.
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I’m Jean David, and I am an artist and art teacher. I have had a passion for painting and drawing all my life. These days, I will generally paint and draw anything that will be still enough for long enough to let me! I prefer to paint directly (ie with the actual subject matter in front of me, rather than a photo) either in the studio or out in the elements ‘en plein air’. To me, a well executed drawing or painting (mine or anyone else’s) can convey a truth more eloquently, an emotion or a feeling of human experience more truthfully than any other form of expression. I can still remember the first time I saw a Leonardo drawing in a text book – I was literally transfixed at how the world could be viewed in a different way other than how I had been brought up. To me, the Leonardo drawings were able to get directly to the heart of the matter, and disregard what he could not be bothered to ‘see’. Since my decision to become a full time artist some twenty something years ago, I have tirelessly pursued a goal to be able to just do it better. This has inevitable involved me going through a number of stages and phases, all of which have helped me acquire more experience and skills as I moved forward. It has long been touted that in order for an artist to develop, he/she needs to travel and experience different environments, so the journey is a physical one as well, and my wife (Isix) and I have lived in Australia, England, Wales, The Netherlands , Hong Kong and France, taking in many other countries along the way, including Spain, Portugal, Italy, Scotland, Germany, Croatia, Russia, Sweden, Crete, Fiji, New Caledonia.
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