Artist Information:
John Faherty
Philadelphia, PA
United States
Member Since: Mar 2005
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Artist Statement:
Artist Statement
Monday, March 06, 2006
Working with oil paint over
the course of several years, I
have been developing a bold
and dramatic manner of
painting. I am drawn to it by
its richness of color and
translucent qualities. In
these large format paintings,
work has progressed from, line
drawing to form, depth and
texture by modulating color
relationships. This tended to
flatten out the image, often
requiring reworking areas to
include new elements. I had
always done a fair amount of
preparation work, often
consisting of ink and or
watercolor. There was always
fluidity to the brushwork that
gave the medium immediacy and
directness that was often lost
in the translation from prep
work to finished oil painting.
More recently, I have
endeavored to reconcile this
by experimenting with the
painting medium. I do this by
using ever-thinner washes of
color. In this way the medium
behaves similarly to
watercolor in appearance, but
with the benefit of not drying
quickly, allowing that while I
rework the image the surface
remains fresh and uniform
throughout. The medium
becomes progressively less
dilute with each successive
layer. As a result, it allows
me to create a vibrant surface
where I ...
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Artist Statement
Monday, March 06, 2006
Working with oil paint over the course of several years, I have been developing a bold and dramatic manner of painting. I am drawn to it by its richness of color and translucent qualities. In these large format paintings, work has progressed from, line drawing to form, depth and texture by modulating color relationships. This tended to flatten out the image, often requiring reworking areas to include new elements. I had always done a fair amount of preparation work, often consisting of ink and or watercolor. There was always fluidity to the brushwork that gave the medium immediacy and directness that was often lost in the translation from prep work to finished oil painting. More recently, I have endeavored to reconcile this by experimenting with the painting medium. I do this by using ever-thinner washes of color. In this way the medium behaves similarly to watercolor in appearance, but with the benefit of not drying quickly, allowing that while I rework the image the surface remains fresh and uniform throughout. The medium becomes progressively less dilute with each successive layer. As a result, it allows me to create a vibrant surface where I ... |
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