Emily Persson

"Cliffs and Clouds" contemporary lush impasto landscape of Victoria, Australia

2024

Waterlilies is a painting on linen, created with layers of oil paint, acrylic paint, and resin. The natural color of the raw linen makes up the base of the painting. Swaths of oil an...

An oil painting on canvas and resin. The majority of the gessoed linen canvas is visible, the resin enhancing its texture. directly on the canvas are broadly painted impressions of w...

Shadow as an expression of the spirit "Tomàs Martínez Sunyol was born in Dieulefit (France) in 1964 and was surrounded by art from a young age. Both his father, Joaquim Martínez Lerm...

"My recent work now becomes more involved with cloud cover and its effect on light and colour through both its translucent and opaque properties. Clouds are visible masses of water droplets or frozen ice crystals suspended in the atmosphere. They have the ability to refract and reflect, creating an ever changing perception of light which inspires my use of colour. I am constantly referring to the paradox of a cloud’s perceived weight and its fragility and the relationship between the cool and warm colours created by it. I have become increasingly interested in catching the moment when heavy overcast clears to reveal clear blue sky, a cool colour that complements the warmth it brings. While the most obvious manifestation of light refraction at this time would occur in the form of a rainbow, I will be concerned with accentuating the infinite, more subtle effects. I find myself inspired increasingly by the works of Turner, who created ephemeral atmospheric effects using large washes of liquid paint. Other influences include Henry Matisse, Francis Cadell...