The evocative watercolours of Chinese painter Zhifang Shi who travels the world painting each of his subjects en plein air, focussing on architectural points of entry and, elsewhere, modes of transport.
His instagram is well worth a browse.
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The geometric water colours of Jacob Van Loon (Above: ‘8th & Main’ [1,2 and video], ‘Pershing’ [3,4] and ‘Haish’ [5,6]). Grids of boxes drawn and redrawn over layers of white-out fluid, like abstract architectural plans, sometimes neatly filled, sometimes haemorraging colour. Sez he:
By the time I have a final sketch, the layers of primer are caked up and full of valleys and ridges created by broad brush strokes. “When I’m ready for color, it’s not just about pragmatically filling in the spaces, it’s about putting paint down, letting it travel in the valleys and ridges, and seeing where and how it all comes to rest.
Dreamlike watercolours by Tytus Brzozowski featuring surreal visions of the historic facades and streetscapes of Warsaw, which he describes as the ‘city of my dreams’.
More of his work here.
Some of the fantastic Star Wars themed watercolours from Sydney based artist Blule. They’re available from AU$75 (about €50). There’s also a great range of super hero prints.
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A timelapse highlighting the ethereal style of self taught Italian watercolour artist Silvia Pelissero (aka Agnes Cecile)
This portrait, which she completed in 90 minutes, will feature in the 1000 Drawings exhibition this May in Amsterdam.
Just one of many timelapse videos of Pelissero’s paintings. There’s also a gallery of completed work here.