The first of those artists is Georgia O'Keeffe, I know at first she doesn't seem that relevant but I find her work a great inspiration. It is her floral pieces that I am most interested in. She has a way of painting flowers that captures their beauty in a way that isn't always completely accurate but you know exactly what that flower is.
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| Hibiscus with Plumeria |
This way of not painting exactly as the object is, is something that I have been trying to translate into my own work. Through doing lots of blind drawings has also helped this as it has made me feel more confident about drawing. This is an important element for me, the drawings, and if I'm to create something unique then I just need to keep on doing more and more of them.
This may not be an Artist but has a huge influence on what I am doing. The Collection S/S 2012 The Vogue Edit was a pull out Magazine from one of their issues early this year. The keys trends for Spring/Summer that I picked up on were Florals and Pastel shades. This is the main theme within my work. Choosing to work with these 2 main areas has helped me a lot to be able to refine what I am doing. I like to look through the S/S Magazine as I find it very useful to get ideas on different patterns and layouts. I think that I will have another flick through later to see if it can give me and more ideas about how I start using my own flowers.
Priscilla Jones is a Textiles Artist who's work I cam across about 3 or 4 years ago now at an exhibition at Walford Craft Mill. I instantly loved her work for its delicate nature and loose lines. I was delighted to be flicking through Embroidery Magazine (Nov/Dec 2011 issue) and came across her work featured in there. It had been a while since I'd looked at her work and was happy to be enjoying it once more. If you see any exhibitions of her work around, I would highly recommend!
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| Priscilla Jones |
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