Art Rec

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There is a first time for everything; in this case, I am offering my very first art rec. Since I discovered her work at SH Illusions, I have been an ardent admirer of chicxulub (who, I have just discovered, also goes by the name of iron___bridge). I have traced her to deviantART, where all her gorgeous pictures can be found together in one album - mmmmm... I find that there is one painting in particular to which I keep returning, trying to find out what it is that draws me to it, and that is the one I want to rec to you:

Princess

G, no warnings; it is Eileen Snape in Spinner's End.

Pictures like those make me want to take up watercolour... (Actually I bought myself a box of them yesterday, fully intending to set to work once RL allows me to.) The effects are lovely and the colours great. I also love how the artist combines the paint with beautiful, clear line work.

There is something deceptively simple about this picture, probably because its complexities are so subtly done. The composition is brilliant, with Eileen in the margin and yet eye-catching because of the bright green of her dress and bright orange of the watering can. The idea of portraying her with that can, cultivating small bits of green in brick surroundings, is just great. She is not dominated by her environment, even if the dirty cloud from the mill's chimney looks ominous and threatening.

Oh, it's just marvellous. Go and see for yourselves.

Comments

[ex-neke.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the link. :)

[veradee.livejournal.com]

Thank you for the rec. I've seen her fantastic sex-god Snape before but never knew who made it. I also like the pic of Eileen Snape very much and am just dumb-struck that there are people who can create something beautiful with something as horrible as watercolours.

[kaskait.livejournal.com]

That was a really wonderful. Thank you for the link.

[embossedsilver.livejournal.com]

Ooh, I like your Spinner's End! Very atmospheric.

[seaislewitch.livejournal.com]

I saw that a week or so ago and really liked it too. It's not only beautifully painted, it made me wonder about Eileen.

The picture makes me think she's accepted her situation, and may even be happy about it despite the obvious poverty. You have to wonder why a witch would choose that fate: clothes lines, chimney stacks and a Muggle husband. Any theories?

[dolabellae.livejournal.com]

Goodness. That's lovely. Thanks for the rec!

[sscrewdriver.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the rec, I haven't seen her stuff before. I love the watercolour pollution clouds. So controlled.

[jen-deben.livejournal.com]

It's the eyes that get me; those are Snape's eyes...