Phillip Guston:
i love Phillip Guston’s cartoonish paintings and sketches. there’s something playful about them, with the bright colours he chooses and the little ‘ghost’ people that feature in his work. the topics and ideas behind his work range from Political satires and ordinary events and normally have a lot more detail to them in the setting and little things in the paintings you wouldn’t always notice at first glance. I love that they seem like fun little doodles but can actually have a deeper meaning behind them.
Wilhelm Sasnal:
The thing that stands out to me about Wilhelm Sasnal’s work is the beautiful colours and patterns he makes. Having the fluid and soft mark of the background alongside the small and detailed scenes he paints within them complement each other so well, and make a fascinating composition. You can see very clearly the layers of marks he’s made within the painting, and also clear lines of the brushes he’s used, some having more lines and detail with others being softer like he’s used a sponge or another materiel.
Elly Smallwood:
the colours that Elly Smallwood used within this painting are just so beautiful together, the sunset warm palette compliments the cooler purple tone perfectly, and the thinner paint dripping down as well as the thicker paint that sits as the last layer show the marks she made at each stage. it’s realistic and detailed yet abstract and minimalist at the same time, like the artwork before you can see the pencil lines and sketch behind the paint.