acrylic on wood 24 x 18"
About Me
- Jason de Graaf
- My paintings are about staging an alternate reality, the illusion of verisimilitude on the painted surface, filtered so that it expresses my unique vision. Though my paintings may appear photoreal my goal is not to reproduce or document faithfully what I see one hundred percent, but also to create the illusion of depth and sense of presence not found in photographs. Many of my paintings are about the relationship of light with reflective and transparent surfaces and my journey to understand those qualities and convey my sense of wonder and intrigue over them. In all of my paintings the subject matter is a springboard and a means to explore my ability to communicate something unique to the viewer. I use colours and composition intuitively with the intent of imbuing my paintings with emotion, mood and mystery. Throughout, I try to remain open to new ideas as the painting unfolds.
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10 comments:
Awesome man!
SOOOO GOOOOOD. love the colors and you did an amazing job with the depth of field!
Amazing work!!! can I ask how long does it take you to finish one paint?
Congratulations!!
Oh my. Your work is exquisite.
I don't know whether to break my brushes in despair or simply continue to strive to reach a level as quarter as good.
Beautiful painting Jason. Nice color combination. For some reason, maybe because of subject matter and the whimsiness of the bowl, this seems a bit of a departure from your more traditional photorealism art. This painting reminds me so much of what Mary Pratt would consider as subject matter, because it deals with a domestic scene of ordinary life. LOVE IT!!!!!!
Thanks everyone!
Paula, it takes between 20 to 30 days on average, sometimes longer, for me to finish a painting.
Jeanette, don't despair. Strive to paint what makes you happy.
Alvin, I thought this one was my most traditionally photorealist painting! Mary Pratt did go through my mind as I worked in this one.
Your work is absolutely amazing!!!
My favorite one so far, Jason. Amazing work as usual.
Hello Jason, just a quick message to let you know that I've featured you on my blog, I Love Handmade, with a link back to your shop.
I Love Handmade is my labour of love, a daily blog that promotes designer/makers in all fields.
http://ilovehandmadeblog.blogspot.com/
Many thanks
Kind regards
Kev
Thanks a lot Kev, I'm honoured.
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