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erin findlay

blossomed March 2022

1000 x 750 mm

acrylic on canvas, tape

This piece was an experimentation of different ways to create lines. In the greyscale pieces, the lines were made by laying tape down before painting the image, and peeling off after, to create linework underneath rather than on top of the final image. The other two pieces tested different thicknesses of paint pens and paintbrushes. All four pieces therefore had different levels of control and accuracy in the line making process.

erin findlay

blossomed March 2022

acrylic on canvas, tape

detail - thin tape

erin findlay

blossomed March 2022

acrylic on canvas

detail - brushes

erin findlay

blossomed March 2022

acrylic on canvas

detail - paint pens

erin findlay

blossomed March 2022

acrylic on canvas, tape

detail, thick tape

erin findlay

blossomed March 2022

acrylic on canvas, tape

detail

erin findlay

blossomed March 2022

acrylic on canvas

detail

erin findlay

blossomed March 2022

acrylic on canvas, tape

detail

erin findlay

blossomed March 2022

acrylic on canvas 

detail

These are some examples of the artists that were researched in creating lines in different ways. Gray Hume drew the outlines of figures over the top of a monochrome background, while Bernard Cohen made this piece using oil paint and tempera, creating two textures within the single line.

references

Bernard Cohen 

In That Moment 1965

2438 × 2438 mm

Oil paint and tempera on canvas

Gary Hume 

Water Painting 1999

2440 x 3050 × 21 mm

Household paint on aluminium panel

"Gary Hume 'Water Painting'". 2022. Tate. https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/hume-water-painting-t07618.

"Bernard Cohen 'In That Moment'". 2022. Tate. https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/cohen-in-that-moment-t00800.

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