Illustration | Lai-Jenkins Creations

What feeds into my Art?

My interests, hobbies, mediums, family, the world around me and the world in my head. Basically everything. My practice is Interdisciplinary as it crosses many fields.

Lets look at some of my Artistic Photos

Digital Photo

These were shot right after a heavy know in Christchurch, New Zealand in 2012. In the daylight shots I literally caught moments “frozen” in time (excuse the pun), in the night shots I caught interesting lighting effects.

These featured in my Artist blog so for the Ice on the line click here for the post and the night shots click here

Now I’ll show some of my sketches, these are often starting and problem solving part of an Artwork production

Pigment Pen and Graphite on Paper 14.9 x 19.7cm Code: JGLJ-2013-0001

Graphite on Paper 18 X 21cm Code: JGLJ-2013-0007

Charcoal on Paper 21 x 29.7cm Code: JGLJ-2013-0004

Pigment Pen, Graphite and Charcoal on Paper. 21 x 20cm Code: JGLJ-2013-0003

Charcoal on paper. 21x29.7cm Code: JGLJ-2013-0002

Charcoal on paper. 21×29.7cm Code: JGLJ-2013-0002

(ON ORDER) Graphite and Willow charcoal on paper 29.7 x 21cm

Again these are sketches, through these ideas can be tested and developed further, and often form the basis for the final works or are put aside in favor of another approach.

Next post I’ll show some of my design examples.

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Art is a huge subject, I have often heard people ask “How do you judge something so subjective?”– people I have met.

The answer is purely based on your opinion, your personal taste and your general expectations.

So I’m going to talk about my Art practice this week, this will be done over a small number of posts. Today I’ll show some of my works done with more traditional media, in other posts I’ll talk a little more about, other media, what feeds into my art and inspirations.

Generally my practice includes;

Traditional media
Digital media
Photography

Traditional media such as Painting, Oil pastel, Soft Pastel, Chalk and Graphite form the core of my practice in terms of mediums. Most of these example have blog posts relating to them on my artist blog at laijenkinsart.wordpress.com

Acrylic on corrugated cardboard, 49 x 76 cm

Oil Pastel on Paper. 42×59.4cm

Chalk and Charcoal on Black card. 84.1 x 59.4cm

Pictures here are Life in a Box no 1 & 2, Gypsee the Tzar, Zizou 7 & 8.

Please click here for the blog posts about the artworks, Life in a Box no 1 & 2 and Zizou 7 & 8 .

I also like trying things, sometimes it could be in terms of idea, sometimes it’s in terms of composition, here is an example of something in terms of light and physical construction.

Graphite and Colour Pencil on Paper. 42 x 59.4cm

Picture here is Crossroads blog entry can be found here

Just because an Artist may use traditional media doesn’t mean they wont use a less than traditional approach, in all cases with my practice I attempt to keep whatever approach I use relevant to the key idea of the project.

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