Painting as Inspiration
Painting with Pixels
From an early age I chose to be a fine artist. I studied art; oil painting is my chosen medium. Nowadays the computer serves as my paintbrush although painting continues to inform and influence my design. Take a look at a few of the painters that have inpired me.
Peter Doig’s paintings evoke an atmospheric moodiness. I’m drawn to their layered, abstracted nature and his broad use of color.
Peter Doig Gasthof Zur Muldentalsperre
Peter Doig Ravine II
Julie Mehretu Stadia II
Julie Mehretu also creates layered, absract paintings, but here the calm is shattered with an expansive, dense explosion. Her work is dynamic, expressive and very fresh.
Dimitri Kozyrev Lost Edge #28
Dimitri Kozyrev received his MFA at the University of California Santa Barbara during the time I attended as an undergrad. His work continues to inspire me. His beautiful, lyrical paintings are abstracted and dimensional. Like Mehretu, he merges time, space and distance.
Gerhard Richter is one of my favorite artists. His work is timeless and exceptional. He crosses genres by creating both photo-realistic and abstract paintings.
Gerhard Richter Seascape (Cloudy)
Gerhard Richter Cage II
Alex Katz Good Afternoon
Alex Katz makes abstracted, representational paintings. His bold, limited sense of color and geometrically-rendered images provide excellent design inspiration. He chooses to depict only those elements of a scene which are most essential for communication — a factor in design.
Frank Gonzales Songsparrow
I love the pixellated quality in Frank Gonzales’ paintings. He blends the very fluid, hand-based medium of painting with the structured, block-y nature of the computer. In a sense, pixel painting.