Artist Information:
Clive Pates
Columbus, MS
United States
Member Since: May 2003
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Artist Statement:
I think that for the plein-air
painter the seascape is the
most complex of subjects. I
painted for a summer on the
Angus coastline, Scotland,
completing a series of five
paintings based on one
location.
I set my easel up on a steep
bank, a few feet away from a
hundred foot drop and spent
the next three months working
with this subject matter. Each
day, walking the mile or so
with my easel and equipment
and rounding the headland to
my subject, I would be
presented with a completely
new set of light conditions
and tidal variation, masking
the same physical presence of
the one view. Each of the
paintings represents a
consensus of sifted
information brought together
to justify maybe a few moments
of a seen reality that
inspired me to start the
picture.
To be placed in such a large
environment, just watching the
movement of the world, can be
a very grounding experience. I
think the artist's personality
can all too often get in the
way of the art, producing work
that is limited and supporting
of the person. The role of the
artist should be to push
beyond the boundaries of self,
and ...
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Clive Pates's Free Artist Portfolio
Welcome to Clive Pates's Portfolio. Browse Pates's body of work: I think that for the plein-air painter the seascape is the most complex of subjects. I painted for a summer on the Angus coastline, Scotland, completing a series of five paintings based on one location.
I set my easel up on a steep bank, a few feet away from a hundred foot drop and spent the next three months working with this subject matter. Each day, walking the mile or so with my easel and equipment and rounding the headland to my subject, I would be presented with a completely new set of light conditions and tidal variation, masking ... |
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