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Summary

My initial research of the contextual landscapes began with looking at Paul Cousins ‘Flying’ piece from 2007, an extraordinary and liberating coastline response. His love of flying brought to the canvas, which inspired me to try and create a similar feel to my piece. Like Paul I explored using acrylic; experimenting with ultra-marine and burnt umber to achieve that perfect colour for the coastline.

I then went on to explore both additional and contemporary work that responded to both the natural and urban landscapes. Exploring various art works, I noticed that I was drawn to atmospheric landscapes whether through architectural structures within a city scape or multiple perspectives within a grand natural landscape. I have been pertictually drawn to the use of light both natural and artificial within the art work by Albert Bierstadt, and in a contemporary sense the photographs of Gregory Crewdson, both artists although from different periods in time manipulated and recorded light with in the landscape to create a sense of drama and almost a narrative within the work.