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Artist Statement:
I paint using alkyd oils and
occasionally acrylics and
mixed media; the forming of a
richly textural surface is an
important element in building
up a painting for me.
Drawing, particularly with ink
pens, tends to be a quite
separate activity for me from
painting, so far; it's
importance ...
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Amanda Collis Biography:
| Biographical information for Amanda Collis can be found below. The artist may choose what information to display. Sometimes the artist chooses not to display personal information to the general public. |
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Age
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40
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| Gender |
Female
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| Status |
Single
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| Children |
99
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| Religion |
No; Taoism intrigues me. |
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| Education |
Self Taught |
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| Hobbies / Interests |
wandering, reading, watching old films, gardening |
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| Favorite Artistic Medium |
Painting Oil
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| Favorite Arthistory Movement |
not provided
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| Favorite Visual Artist |
not provided
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| Favorite Work of Art |
not provided
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| Biggest Artistic Inspiration |
The natural environment around my home;
Music,
Film.
In jewellery design: Mid-C20th Modernists; particularly certain Scandinavian designers.
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| Why Did You Become An Artist |
I didn't! I hope to improve in painting and silverclay craftsmanship/silversmithing skills, that's all. |
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| Your Personal Biography |
Have lived in the countryside for most of my life.
I paint using fast-drying alkyd oils usually, using both glazing or impasto techniques often in a layered process to achieve richness and depth. I sometimes use acrylics mixed with impasto gel and textural elements, eg sand, to create sketches or an initial surface. Later I often bring out texture by working over uneven surface areas with a pastel, oil pastel, drier rubbed paint etc.
I like to build the paintings up over many months gradually, as moss and lichens are left to grow over stone - perhaps to trick myself into believing that an image is forming of its own accord!
I'm strongly influenced by the limestone/woodland landscape that I inhabit; but also probably as much by dreams, art history, alchemical imagery, myth, music and film. |
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