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Lindsay
Pickett
My main practice involves painting with oils on canvas, linen
and board. I start with a basic study of a composition idea,
take it further as a small watercolour painting as a final
idea and then develop it more as the finished oil painting.
I also use photographs to create a visual reality that can
be convincing at times and especially if I want to get the
likeness of a personís face. It has also been good
for me in the fact that it has taught me to use observational
skills a lot. A lot of what I now paint is something that
I have mainly taught myself. I enjoy painting a lot because
it gives the imagery more colour and character as well as
being hands on.
The strongest influences in my work arise from Surrealism
and fantasy art. Hieronymus Bosch, Pieter Brueghel, Rene Magritte
and M. C. Escher are also influential. With Escher, metamorphosis
is a recurring theme as it is with Salvador Dali and this
drew me to their work. My painting practice started when research
into Hieronymus Bosch and Salvador Dali took place. It is
important for me to execute images which bear resemblance
to Bosch with his hybrid monsters and to Daliís photographic
detail. This allows my imagination to run wild.
My own contemporary concerns include the use of people that
I have known or still know through my own life as different
characters in any given work. They usually depict a recent
dream I had about them or general experiences in my life as
a whole. I also like to produce eccentric but characteristic
drawings of these people as well which is why Edward Lear
has been an influence. Simon Granger and Patrick Hughes have
interested me also. I also look at fantasy artists who paint
images for science fiction illustrations and particularly
like looking at the alien landscapes they create, artists
such as Wayne Barlowe, Jim Burns and Stephen Youll come to
mind.
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