La Petite Mort
Oil on canvas, 18” x 14” (457×356mm).
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La Petite Mort
Josh Bowe
Disturbingly good Nicholas, superb feeling of movement
Conrad Stryker
Dig it.
Phil Eckert
Exceptional. Great work Nicholas
Firedrake
Must be REM phase :)
Nicholas Johnston
Thanks to everyone for comments
Marilyn Brown
Wow! Would I be wrong in suggesting that Bacon inspires you!
This painting is just so striking!
Nicholas Johnston replied
Bacon perhaps casts his influence over my painting a bit too much. I’ve been very lucky to see two major exhibitions, one in Edinburgh in 2005 (Heads and Portraits) and the other more recently in the Tate Britain, which I visited twice. To stand nose-close to the brushwork of these works and see the clots and dust and see the weave of the canvas – to see in fact the act of making – and then to step back and be struck again by the resolved image is an extraordinary experience. You might say the “afterglow” doesn’t leave your mind’s eye for some time…well, that’s my excuse anyway :)
Marilyn Brown
Your reply made the hair on the back of my neck stand up. Don’t you just love the level of involvement you get from these great artists. To stand in front of the actual work is brilliant. I had the same feeling standing in the Rothko room at Tate Modern.
The fact the you can feel what the artist feels is amazing.
You work is brilliant and I admire the emotion you have also been able to exude here. If only I could actually stand in front of your work! You never know maybe one day!!
Kelly d
This is great work well done :)
Nicholas Johnston
Many thanks Kelly
banrai
so good it’s frightening!
Nicholas Johnston replied
Thank you for all your comments, they come as enormous encouragement!