JOHN FAULKNER
This site is a temporary one dedicated to the late British Artist John Faulkner. "I owe allegience to pure colour and paint with a small posy of flowers beside my palette, gathered from the garden to remind myself of this.The pigment is more ofen than not glazed, using thin oil rather than impasto. I believe that it has more intensity, recently brushes have been abandoned in favor of cloth, either silk or cotton. When paint is applied in this way,more formality of surface is obtained, often colours are mixed on the surface, the edge of the folded material makes a gesture or line with calligraphic quality. The pastels are done on a soft coloured paper. Before which, a light oil abstract sketch or monotype is done, bearing in mind the pastel colours that are to be used on top.The Pastels are fixed at stages but seldom the final one. At one time I applied the media in vertical lines but now resort to a more informal application. If the subject, which is never planned ahead, becomes figurative, it tends to be more of a suggestion than a statement. John Faulkner
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