A Pastoral Scene

A Pastoral Scene   by Samuel Palmer

Ink and gouache on card

 

Born January 27^th Newington, London and died May 24^th in Redhill, Surrey.

From my limited experience with ink work and mono printing, I am astounded at this piece of art. It’s undoubtedly an impressive masterpiece. The figures vaguely visible in the foreground of the print suggest a farming theme, including the ploughed field in the background. The basic colours used create a moonlit atmosphere. The light cast upon the landscape by the moon in the sky creates I think a striking contrast between light and dark.  

There is activity in the field further back, harvesting of some kind. I like how bus y this print is, not only with movement and figures, but also the amount of small, intricate detail that has been included. Very nearly every branch, leave and tree is visible.

I like this piece of art a lot. It is simple in a lot of ways, but contains enough detail to really convey an interesting landscape.

Collection of photographs taken at the Haining

These are the 5 subjects I have chosen from our trip to the Haining. In the couple of hours we spent there, I sketched that basic shapes of the objects and photographed them so I am able to work into the pieces in my sketchbook.

I took photographs from the perspective I had when I sketched them, and zoomed in for a closer view so I was able to capture every detail of the subject. Enabling me to further my drawings once I begin to work into them.

This tree is probably my least favourite out of the 5 subjects from the Haining. I may be able to work into the branches and leaves more once I zoom into the photograph or maybe scale it up so I am able to observe the little details.

The boat on it's side is completley covered in detail and will prove an ambitious subject to attempt. Nevertheless I will try my hardest and perhaps tackle it with chalks or acrylic.










Along with the blue shed (below) I have chosen the face of this building to practice on my perspective.

Igniting my Creativity

Upon starting the Art & Design course I was happy in knowing that I was once again going to be in the company of people who like me - love art. Since I left school I had only the desk in my bedroom and spare time after work to draw inspiration from. Each week I begin to develop new ideas in my head and become influenced by my teachers and fellow students, I learn an abundance of new things about different artists, their work and history surrounding the development of the various ages of art. I am enjoying getting into a learning routine once again. We are encouraged to be our own person and express our minds whether it be through speech or on paper. I am pleased I am on this course and using my creativity in new and exciting ways. I hope to further my knowledge of the art world throughout this course and improve how I express the ideas I have in my head.

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