From the Artist: I wanted to paint a skyline of New York showing how crowded and how tightly packed a city it is and it position on the waterfront. For the buildings I used mainly a knife as this seemed to be the ideal tool for this type of work. I also wanted to show the reflections in the water to add to the abstraction. I have not been painting for long (started in February 2008) so I am a bit unsure of commenting too much on my paintings.
From the Painting Guide: An artist's statement can be grandiose and incomprehensible, but what's the point of something no-one's going to understand? For one of the project galleries, I'd say the aim is to provide an insight into what you were trying to achieve, what you were aiming for, what you think succeeds or not, and perhaps explaining symbolism that may otherwise go unnoticed. Think of it as being what you'd say to a friend when telling them about the painting without them having seen it.
I like the abstraction in the buildings, the feeling of texture and individual character in each skyscraper. But the strong horizontal blue band divides the painting into two parts too strongly for me. Maybe if the reflection echoed what's above the water in many places, this would link the two together more. Maybe if the horizontal bands were softened or blurred more, so the transition between buildings and reflections wasn't so definite? Maybe crop so there's just the top half? Of course, all of these would produce a different painting... Always remember it's your painting, you must paint it the way you want it to be, regardless of other people's opinions.
From the Painting Guide: An artist's statement can be grandiose and incomprehensible, but what's the point of something no-one's going to understand? For one of the project galleries, I'd say the aim is to provide an insight into what you were trying to achieve, what you were aiming for, what you think succeeds or not, and perhaps explaining symbolism that may otherwise go unnoticed. Think of it as being what you'd say to a friend when telling them about the painting without them having seen it.
I like the abstraction in the buildings, the feeling of texture and individual character in each skyscraper. But the strong horizontal blue band divides the painting into two parts too strongly for me. Maybe if the reflection echoed what's above the water in many places, this would link the two together more. Maybe if the horizontal bands were softened or blurred more, so the transition between buildings and reflections wasn't so definite? Maybe crop so there's just the top half? Of course, all of these would produce a different painting... Always remember it's your painting, you must paint it the way you want it to be, regardless of other people's opinions.