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Alex McIntyre
Chromatic Grey Skies, Atmospheric Skyscape Painting, Large Realist Statement Art

2020

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Created in early 2020, this painting captures the bleached wild skies of late winter, whilst the earth is beginning to think about spring. The painting feels like a breath of fresh air, of wind and soft colours. The painted surface is both engraved or carved and raised in relief, giving it a three dimensional feel. Alex McIntyre has paintings available at Wychwood Art online and in our gallery. Alex comments "The paintings are the result of accumulated and translated experiences. They come from a deep love for the world we live in and from a sense of awe and wonder. I hope they will speak to you of light, sky, journeys, the touch of weather or the smell of different seasons – and that they will remind you of places you have known or would like to know. The creative process of a painting has several stages. I begin by walking, running and drawing and taking ‘fast photographs’ outside. This is a way of feeling the landscape at a cellular, and sensory level. In the studio I have prepared birch or poplar panels with layers of a traditional gesso ground (a mixture of rabbit skin glue and whiting). Gesso is a sensitive and responsive material. It remembers being a liquid and communicates every minute scratch or bump. This means that the painting process is like a conversation. I create texture with a brush and palette knife or by sanding and carving back into the gesso. Thinking about the 3 dimensionality of the picture plane, I begin by using a high-quality light fast acrylic ink to reveal the textured surface and add base colour. I build on this colour ground by adding, and removing, layers of acrylic mixed media. The painting gradually evolves through an intuitive and physical interaction with the materials. I aim for a sense of balance or charge between saturated areas of colour patina and stripped back areas without paint. I know they are finished when I feel a sense of “lining up”, when the painting and I have both said enough. Often, this is when the painting tells me its name." Working as a professional artist since 2007, Alex paints from a studio in Hertfordshire, UK. She creates art for exhibitions, commissions, specific sites and through collaborations with other creative professionals. Alex has exhibited in the UK, United States and Romania. Chromatic Grey Skies [2020] Original Landscapes and seascapes Ink and gesso on birch panel Image size: H:100 cm x W:150 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:100 cm x W:150 cm x D:3.2cm Sold Unframed Please note that insitu images are purely an indication of how a piece may look
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