Create a bright, gestural abstract landscape in the style of the 1950s American Avant-Garde with a lit tle help from Dorset painter
The Abstract Expressionism movement, which came to prominence in the 1950s in New York and San Francisco, is characterised by gestural brushmarks, and an all-over treatment of the picture surface in which free expression is key. The Royal Academy in London will soon pay tribute to the pioneers of this period in contemporary art history with its exhibition Abstract Expressionism, 24 September to 2 January.
Though apparently haphazard in approach, painters such as Willem de Kooning and Jackson Pollock exercised great control, and were acutely aware of the need for balance when making marks across the canvas. Jackson Pollock invented an innovative drip technique, using household enamel paint dribbled from sticks over the canvas whilst on the floor. He abandoned traditional easel painting and treated the canvas as an arena in which to operate.
Willem de Kooning liked to load large brushes with oil paint and drag and swirl them through the canvas, contrasting them with smaller marks. His ability to build up a thick impasto while keeping the surface fresh, influenced British painters such as Peter Lanyon and Ivon Hitchens.
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Still life IN 3 HOURS
Former BP Portrait Award runner-up FELICIA FORTE guides you through a simple, structured approach to painting alla prima that tackles dark, average and light colours in turn
Movement in composition
Through an analysis of three masterworks, landscape painter and noted author MITCHELL ALBALA shows how you can animate landscape composition with movement
Shane Berkery
The Irish-Japanese artist talks to REBECCA BRADBURY about the innovative concepts and original colour combinations he brings to his figurative oil paintings from his Dublin garden studio
The Working Artist
Something old, something new... Our columnist LAURA BOSWELL has expert advice for balancing fresh ideas with completing half-finished work
Washes AND GLAZES
Art Academy’s ROB PEPPER introduces an in-depth guide to incorporating various techniques into your next masterpiece. Artwork by STAN MILLER, CHRIS ROBINSON and MICHELE ILLING
Hands
LAURA SMITH continues her new four-part series, which encourages you to draw elements of old master paintings, and this month’s focus is on capturing hands
Vincent van Gogh
To celebrate The Courtauld’s forthcoming landmark display of the troubled Dutch master’s self-portraits, STEVE PILL looks at the stories behind 10 of the most dramatic works on display
BRING THE drama
Join international watercolour maestro ALVARO CASTAGNET in London’s West End to paint a dramatic street scene
Serena Rowe
The Scottish painter tells STEVE PILL why time is precious, why emotional responses to colour are useful, and how she finds focus every day with the help of her studio wall
Bill Jacklin
Chatting over Zoom as he recovers from appendicitis, the Royal Academician tells STEVE PILL about classic scrapes in New York and his recent experiments with illustration
