DATE: 2017
MEDIUM: WATERCOLOUR, ACRYLIC PAINT, GEL MEDIUM
THIS PIECE HAS A COMBINATION OF DIFFERENT TECHNIQUES USED, SUCH AS SCREEN PRINTING, WATERCOLOUR AND SKETCHING. IT WAS ALSO TAKEN INSPIRATION FROM SALVADOR "Buddy" J. CHING, WHO CAME TO OUR SCHOOL TO TEACH AND SHOW US HIS STYLE OF WORK.
WHEN DOING THIS, I STARTED OFF EXPERIMENTING WITH DIFFERENT COMBINATIONS OF WATERCOLOUR, TESTING OUT HOW IT WOULD LOOK WITH DIFFERENT TEXTURES AND PATTERNS.
I THEN STARTED SKETCHING THE LONDON BRIDGE, AS IT HAD A SIGNIFICANT SYMBOL TO LONDON, WHICH I WAS INSPIRED BY. AFTER LOOKING AT THE ORIGINAL IMAGE, I REALISED THAT THIS WOULD LOOK EVEN MORE INTERESTING WITH THE REFLECTION FROM THE WATER OF THE LONDON BRIDGE.
AFTER THIS, I REALISED THAT I COULD GO OVER THE PENCIL SKETCH WITH WATERCOLOUR PAINT TO MAKE IT STAND OUT AND ATTRACTIVE, SO, WITH A COLOUR THAT CONTRASTS WITH THE BACKGROUND, I BEGAN TO OUTLINE IT, USING DARK BLUE FOR THE REFLECTION AND LIGHT BLUE FOR THE BRIDGE ALSO MAKES IT MORE REALISTIC.
I WANTED TO USE THE TECHNIQUE OF LAYERING TO MAKE THIS MORE UNIQUE, SO I STARTED USING DIFFERENT SCREENS THAT A VISITING ARTIST, SALVADOR "Buddy" J. CHING HAD MADE.
TO MAKE THESE SCREEN PRINTS BLEND IN WITH THIS PIECE OF WORK, I DECIDED TO ADD TOUCHES OF COLOUR THAT WERE SIMILAR TO THE COLOURS I HAVE USED.