b>Artist: Joy Kirton-Smith
Title: Sirens
Edition Size: 95
Medium: Giclee on Paper
Image Size: 20" x 13"
From the Artist: I work in all media, on all sorts of backgrounds from canvas to rice paper. The basis of my style is drawing. To this extent I have been inspired by the techniques of Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci in their studies of the human anatomy.

Although the basis of my work is drawing, my techniques and media are diverse – I use watercolor pastel, charcoal and oil – sometimes together to form a mixed composition. On other pieces I will use a variation or a single media. The base for my work also varies – canvas, paper and board being my favorites. Collectors of my work will recognize watercolor and pastel on paper and heavier oils on canvas. I put together the original composition and then develop the work around the drawing.

Most of my paintings share the common theme of form and movement – my characters almost dancing from a background stage. These constructed backgrounds create the atmosphere from which my theatre emerges. Watercolor washes or sweeps of oil on canvas are the artistic technique I use to create the stage – the characters painted and drawn out of this background. Reference has always been so important to me – classic architecture, costume and theatre are great sources of inspiration. My collections of reference from my travels have become so immense that I am finding it difficult to find a space to work. It can be very frustrating when I can’t remember where I have placed a vital piece of reference.


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