Later this week, Sue and I are planning another trip to Shrewsbury. We visited this historic market town earlier this year and had a great time sampling the food and drink in some of the local restaurants. One of my favourite purchases was this book - Peter Howson written by Robert Heller which I picked up in a charity book shop for just £2.50.
I was immediately struck by the stark images and limited pallete, which is very similar to my own limited paint pallete that I use to paint my own miniatures. This pallete has developed over the years to include earth brown, Snakebite Leather (from Games Workshop), pale flesh and blood red. I use very little blue or yellow - all painted over a black or dark brown base or undercoat. When I find other artists or art work using the same colours I always try to study them for further inspiration.
The works shown in this book are rather disturbing, but the style and colours used have some interest to me. Here are a few examples.
The book was published in 2003 by Momentum
(Momentum, 82 Kingsland Road, London E2 8DP.
240 pages with hundreds of illustrations.
ISBN 1902945115
Tony
2 comments:
Peter Howson is great, I actually copied some of his paintings when I was at school.
"I actually copied some of his paintings when I was at school."
I wasn't aware of him until I picked up the book. As I said in the post - I find his subject matter a bit'dark' but like his painting style and choice of colours.
Tony
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