After a trip to the Scottish National Gallery in Edinburgh, I discovered many new artists whose work I found very inspiring. However, I picked Katie Ward because I found it interesting how she uses mixed media in her artwork, because I am currently experimenting with it in one of my art units.
The reason Ward's work stands out for me is for a number of reasons. I love the large scale she works at, and the bold expressive brush strokes she uses. The range of brush strokes creates texture but also creates a movement to the piece. I also find it inspiring the way she is able to use bold objects such as wood and string and still manages to make the painting look as if its totally normal and blends in when looked at from a distance.
Finally in all of her work I have noticed a repetition of circular movement and shape, with the use of a limited palette. There are similarities in each of the paintings, but I like how each of them can differ and she brings something new eg. with the scale or angle. I think she has also achieved this by using a range of textures by incorporating the mixed media.
These are some of the images I took while at the gallery; the painting at the bottom is called 'Haining Diptych 1' which is oil, acrylic and bitumen on board with birch barch and jute string. I took this photograph from a side angle so that you were able to appreciate the mixed media she has managed to include in this piece.
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