http://mattarthur.ca Portfolio Thu, 05 May 2022 13:53:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.41 http://mattarthur.ca/back-to-realism/ http://mattarthur.ca/back-to-realism/#comments Sun, 19 Nov 2017 23:24:26 +0000 http://mattarthur.ca/?p=879 After spending some time with different forms I decided to create an old fashioned realism painting. Having taken numerous photographs of the Vancouver skyline of late I used that for inspiration. Sunsets around the city have always been spectacular. The bright bold colours are used by a multitude of artists around the area. I decided to use a sunset taken during the smoggy forest fire season, as the colours were glowing in an eerily sci-fi orange. The medium I used was acrylic…. again. I decided to insert snowy mountains instead of the seasonal green for added effect. I mainly used a palette knife and brush. The frame was made using a standard angle saw and wood from home depot; with adhesive to ceil.

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