Where there is smoke...
Acrylic on canvas
This painting started because people would always say to me ‘why dont you do landscapes?’
Not only do i find that soooo frustrating.. but i actually know that some people can do the most fantastic landscapes and thats just not my thing… i’ll leave it to those who do it so well!
But in response to that i thought i might have a jibe at them and this is it “my kind of landscape”... in the quirky sense of course. plus i have this thing about matchsticks at the moment and it gave me another oppotunity to use that image to my advantage!
Funny thing though is at first i thought .. well everyone knows what a match looks like and what happens when they are burnt. But for this project i thought i might actually do the right thing and play with matches to see. Boy was i surprised at what those little buggars do to their shape once burnt! I loved it! boxes of redheads everywhere and i think the husband thought i was turning pyro!!
all in the name of art research honey…
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Sorina Williams
I see what you mean! :)
melodious
This is wonderful!!! Reminds me of the Brett Whitely sculpture at the Art Gallery of NSW!! Just brilliant!!!
CherieStrongArt
meodious.. yeah i’m a big fan of Whitely and i definately had his matchsticks in mind when i started these.
theyellowfury
Cooooool. I love how they do that.
CherieStrongArt replied
great when someone relates! thanks mate!
colorblind
lovely piece…lol i do see the similarity in the works
and i like how this piece dervived i to don’t mess around with landscapes
i focus mainly on people and animals but i can do other things as well
i like this and the black / white is perfect for this
you caught the burnt effect well ….and thanks for the comment ….nice work
lol PYRO ….LOL
CherieStrongArt replied
sweet! thanks mate!
Firedrake
Haha…I like the smell when you light a match. Bet it was fun :)
CherieStrongArt replied
yeah it was! felt a little naughty too like when your a kid and you know your not supposed to be doing something but….
colorblind
anytime anytime mate
Viv King
Oh wow, this is so great= such a wonderful idea beautifully painted. Please do more like this!!!!
CherieStrongArt replied
thanks viv… have done a few more matchsticks… will post some new ones soon! thanks for taking the time to leave comment!