I am profoundly inspired by the sea where I live in Cornwall. I spend the majority of my days creating depictions of the ocean through a variety of different mediums including oil paint, ink, watercolour, chalk, charcoal, earth, sand and found materials. When it comes to my paintings, I often work onto large wooden board which I find in the waste pile at my university as I find working on a larger surface allows the freedom of expressing my performative, gestural and abstract process. My work expresses the chaotic and energetic atmosphere in which it was created and involves a brilliantly messy process. I would say my paintings are about creating a sense of place and connecting to movements and formations from within the Cornish sea. I tend to manufacture a varied palette which reflects carefully selected colours derived from within the ocean and often incorporate sand and earth from the places of which my work is inspired in order to respond to the landscape on more personal level. I find working en plein air allows the natural elements to influence and impact my work which often results in dramatic mark-makings, increased textures and helps to further establish a relationship with my work and the surroundings of which it was produced. Above is ‘Chaos in the Deep’ which is a mixed media painting on wooden board. It represents an array of erratic movements found within the deepest depths of the ocean communicated through the use of vigorous brush strokes and paint thrown aggressively at the board.The body content of your post goes here. To edit this text, click on it and delete this default text and start typing your own or paste your own from a different source.
‘Chaos in the Deep’
Mixed media on wooden board
85cm x 186cm
Amelia Kerr
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