Artists – Painting

Judy Millar is actually someone who I wanted to be part of my art whakapapa because her painting style is something I admire. Her utilisation of the paint and her tools is well thought out. I love the brush marks shes able to make because they have this transparency to them but they still come across as bold. Her use of colour is also well thought out, she tends to go for brighter backgrounds and then darker brush strokes. Overall her work is visually pleasing and intriguing.

Gregory Hodge is also from my art whakapapa and his work is similar to Judy Millar’s. But I admire his work for how he makes the paint appear 3D and how he switches between expressive and refined painting. He combines these styles in his works and the contrast between them make his paintings feel like surrealism. I also like the cohesiveness that his monotone colours give his paintings.

Joan Snyder’s work to me isn’t as visually pleasing as the past two artists but that’s not to say her work isn’t as interesting. There’s a lot to take in when looking at Snyder’s work and I like how structural her painting is. This is something I relate to in my work because I love using impasto in my paintings to give them more shape. Her work is also very expressive which is something I really enjoy about her work.

John M Armleder’s work is similar to Snyder’s work, it’s structural, expressive but the colours her uses and the marks he makes are really pretty. His colours are bright and he enjoys working with metallic colours which is something I’d be interesting in using in my own work. His work ranges from simplistic to explosively busy. Both of these versions of his work are just as appealing as the other.

Jason Martin’s work immediately caught my eye from how it flows off the canvas and the structure of it is amazing. I appreciate the singular colour scheme and because the paintings are shaped the shadows and depth play a big part in the overall look. The big shapes he made on his canvases is just overall amazing and I love it.