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Finalist
David Sandell Northamptonshire, UK, Chasing Waves, oil, 24 x 32" (61 x 81 cm)
My Inspiration
I grew up near the sea, and lived and worked
on the coast for many years and I still find
it fascinating. Its ever-changing moods have
appealed to many great artists and I am
still in awe of Turner’s early sea paintings
when one considers he had so little reference
material. Montague Dawson, who is famous
for his sailing ships, is probably my favourite
painter of the sea. Having spent a lot of
time at sea myself the formation of waves
particularly interests me and the effect of
light on its changing form.
My Design Strategy
Following a period on the north coast of
Cornwall in England, I returned home with a
lot of photographic reference; one particular
wave caught my eye and I decided to use it
along with an idea using two dogs that had
been forming in my mind for some time.
I decided on a high horizon line allowing the
sea to occupy the majority of the picture. The
sky was clear and the sun’s position reflecting
off the sea gave it a silvery quality.
My Working Process
Using a thin mix of ultramarine violet
and burnt sienna I broadly brushed in
the three elements of sky, sea and sand
in the foreground. I then focused on the
basic structure and rhythm of the wave
formations. I used a narrow color palette for
this piece using mainly white, ultramarine
violet, indigo, burnt sienna and cerulean
blue. As my dog’s image was from a different
place and time, I needed to adjust it to suit
the lighting of the main painting. I saved the
whitest whites for last using thicker paint.
Contact Details
» Email: [email protected]
» Website: http://www.davidsandell.com
FINALISTS
Each receives an Award Certificate and a one-year subscription to International Artist magazine PLUS having their
work seen worldwide by international galleries looking for new talent.
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