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In the style of… Brian Wildsmith

| Anna Cull
Diptych of daisies, Akaroa, 2009
Diptych of daisies, Akaroa, 2009
Diptych of daisies – acrylic on canvas, 175 x 230 mm (each), 2014
Diptych of daisies – acrylic on canvas, 175 x 230 mm (each), 2014

A little nature study…

Diptych of daisies (one)
Diptych of daisies (one)
Diptych of daisies (two)
Diptych of daisies (two)

Brian Wildsmith

Brian Wildsmith – illustrations from Birds (1967) and Squirrels (1974) Images from http://eye-likey.blogspot.com
Brian Wildsmith – illustrations from Birds (1967) and Squirrels (1974)
Images from http://eye-likey.blogspot.com

Brian Wildsmith (born 1930) has written and illustrated more than eighty books. I love his use of colour and the way he combines abstract textures with carefully considered details. And his animals… his animals have such life and personality. You can check out his website here.

In the style of… appears occasionally instead of my regular Shoot it, Sketch it posts. Using my own photographs as a starting point, I’m drawing inspiration from some of the world’s greatest illustrators. It’s not about slavishly copying someone else’s art; it’s an experiment in seeing things differently.

Shoot it, Sketch it: Wellington Harbour

| Anna Cull
Wellington Harbour – acrylic on canvas, 455 x 610 mm, 2014
Wellington Harbour – acrylic on canvas, 455 x 610 mm, 2014. SOLD
Wellington Harbour — edited photograph (left), 2013 and original photograph (right), 2008
Wellington Harbour — edited photograph (left), 2013 and original photograph (right), 2008

Today’s painting was inspired by my photograph of Wellington Harbour on a sunny, summer afternoon originally posted here. I also referred to the unedited image (prior to giving it the tilt-shift treatment and cropping it to remove the reflections from the hotel window) for some of the details.

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