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Influences


Wits Fine Art Lecturers




Paul Stopforth
The Interrogators
Graphite and wax on board
180 x 100 cm


Peter Schutz
Durban Icon
Painted jelutong
2445 x 739 x 35 cm
Alan Crump
Leaving 1999
Watercolour
150 x 100 cm


Wits Fine Art Lecturers

At the time that I attended the Wits Faculty of Fine Arts in the early 80's, many lecturers were successful artists themselves.  Artists such as Robert Hodgins, Karel Nel, Bob Cnoops, Paul Stopforth, Guiseppe Cataneo, Neels Coetzee, Peter Schutz and others. 

 (below left) Robert Hodgins
Gentlemen Conversing Quietly
Monotype
320 x 515 cm

(below) Karel Nel working on a drawing





South African Artists

 

Diane Victor
Practising Posture
Etching
400 x 100 cm

Colbert Mashile
Ba Moswere
Mixed Media on paper
2001

Walter Whall Battiss
Bird Masks
Silkscreen
43 x 63 cm
William Kentridge
Untitled
Lithograph and collage


Watercolour Masters Of The Past


J M W Turner
Fire At Sea
Watercolour
1820 - 1830

Winslow Homer
The Adirondack Guide
Watercolour
38.5 x 54.6 cm
1894

Winslow Homer
Key West, Hauling Anchor
Watercolour and graphite on paper
35.5 x 55.5 cm
c 1903

Andrew Wyeth's "Christina's World". A print from this painting was on my bedroom wall when I was young.


John Singer Sargent

(1856 - 1925)




"My favourite artist is Sargent - he is a genius!

Because I love the medium so much, I am absolutely inspired by his watercolours.

All of the paintings on this page are even more remarkable when viewed up close, so his individual brushstrokes can be seen.

This painting (right) was done in about 1907, pre-dating Abstract Expressionism.

I don’t believe that Sargent saw his watercolour paintings only as preparatory sketches for studio oil paintings. I think he probably relished the opportunity to work loosely, not having to strive for portrait likenesses and society propriety.

Some people think watercolours are wishy-washy.  Think again!

When I look closely at these paintings, I rejoice in the self assurance and economy with which Sargent handles the paint."

 

John Singer Sargent
Rushing Brook
Watercolour, gouache and graphite on paper
46.8 x 31.4 cm
c 1904 - 1911

John Singer Sargent
A Man Seated by a Stream, Val d'Aosta
Watercolour
50.8 x 35.5 cm

John Singer Sargent
Man With Red Drapery
Watercolour and graphite on paper
36.1 x 53.8 cm
after 1900



John Singer Sargent
A Tent in the Rockies
Watercolour
39.2 x 53.2 cm
1916

John Singer Sargent
Mountain Fire
Watercolour
35.5 x 50.8 cm
c 1903 - 1908

John Singer Sargent
Bedouins
Watercolour
45.7 x 30.5 cm

John Singer Sargent
Miss Eden
Watercolor on paper
47.5 x 33.5 cm
1905
John Singer Sargent
Scuola di San Rocco
Watercolour
50 x 36 cm

John Singer Sargent
Giudecca
Watercolour and graphite on paper
34.9 x 53.3 cm
c 1913







John Singer Sargent
Melon Boats Eden
Watercolor on paper
35 x 50 cm
c 1905
John Singer Sargent
charcoal. Drawn between 1890-1915.
John Singer Sargent
Watercolour painting
Fumée d'Ambre Gris

"To me, this subtle painting is an example of Sargent'a virtuoso watercolour style. I love the loose use of the white of the paper."

John Singer Sargent
Fumee d'Ambre Gris
Oil on canvas
139.1 x 90.8 cm
1880


Creativity in Wildlife Art

 

John Seerey-Lester
Ice Fishing

Keith Joubert
Okanduko Buffalo
Oil on canvas
43 x 63 inches

Raymond Harris Ching
The Last Tree Fell on Stephen's Island
Oil on canvas
2002
Raymond Harris Ching
Songbird
Watercolour
7 x 5 inches
Manfred Schatz
Don Rambadt

Peter Beard
Hippo and the Hand
Colour photograph, ink, colour, gelatin silver,
found object collage
2002
Mark Eberhard
Summer Yellowheaded Blackbird
Oil on canvas
2008










Lance Freidlande
Influential Incident
Oil on canvas
129 x 91 cm
Zakkie Eloff
Kudus


"Every mark on the page is magical"



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