ENVIRONMENT

Mixed Media

I used acrylic and charcoal for these paintings. Blood associated with filth, vulgarity and nausea inspires red hues and dripping effects. the fishing industry is a dirty business because they kill fish and other marine life by using fishing nets and other ways for profit. In addition, the canned sardines in the painting represent the fishing industry that has been mass producing these products for consumers.

Pencil and Coloured Pencil Drawings

Cats are very alert with the help of their eyes, which ultimately help them see. To emphasise the importance and the power of the eyes, I drew them with coloured pencils and the rest of the body in pencil. This will create contrast between the two, making them the most striking part of the drawing.

Watercolour

In addition, cats, and in general nature, can be very abstract. The fur for example consists of repeated irregular stripes that form a pattern. By using watercolour for these paintings, I am able to portray the uncertainty of it that also enhances the vague character of the pattern of the fur.