'King of the Chips'
‘King of the Chips’, 2023, 100 x 100 x 4cm.
Mixed media on canvas including: oil paint, acrylic paint, spray paint, acrylic ink, oil pastel, texture paste, gesso
King of the Chips is a contemporary mixed media painting, drawing inspiration from both street art and traditional oil painting techniques.
This piece was heavily inspired by a trip to Brighton, where I was on a school trip with a group of art students. Many of my students had not been to Brighton before, and they quickly learnt that an idyllic waterfront picnic comes in a package deal with mischievous seagulls. I couldn’t resist snapping a photograph of one seagull sat smugly on a nearby lamppost after making off with some chips, and the idea for ‘King of the Chips’ started to take shape.
A range of radiant blues swirl together in the background, reminiscent of the ever-shifting wind and sea by the coast. The colour palette focuses on blues, yellows, and white, evoking the warmth of a clear sunny sky with fluffy clouds from nostalgic memories of British Summertime.
‘King of the Chips’, 2023, 100 x 100 x 4cm.
Mixed media on canvas including: oil paint, acrylic paint, spray paint, acrylic ink, oil pastel, texture paste, gesso
King of the Chips is a contemporary mixed media painting, drawing inspiration from both street art and traditional oil painting techniques.
This piece was heavily inspired by a trip to Brighton, where I was on a school trip with a group of art students. Many of my students had not been to Brighton before, and they quickly learnt that an idyllic waterfront picnic comes in a package deal with mischievous seagulls. I couldn’t resist snapping a photograph of one seagull sat smugly on a nearby lamppost after making off with some chips, and the idea for ‘King of the Chips’ started to take shape.
A range of radiant blues swirl together in the background, reminiscent of the ever-shifting wind and sea by the coast. The colour palette focuses on blues, yellows, and white, evoking the warmth of a clear sunny sky with fluffy clouds from nostalgic memories of British Summertime.
‘King of the Chips’, 2023, 100 x 100 x 4cm.
Mixed media on canvas including: oil paint, acrylic paint, spray paint, acrylic ink, oil pastel, texture paste, gesso
King of the Chips is a contemporary mixed media painting, drawing inspiration from both street art and traditional oil painting techniques.
This piece was heavily inspired by a trip to Brighton, where I was on a school trip with a group of art students. Many of my students had not been to Brighton before, and they quickly learnt that an idyllic waterfront picnic comes in a package deal with mischievous seagulls. I couldn’t resist snapping a photograph of one seagull sat smugly on a nearby lamppost after making off with some chips, and the idea for ‘King of the Chips’ started to take shape.
A range of radiant blues swirl together in the background, reminiscent of the ever-shifting wind and sea by the coast. The colour palette focuses on blues, yellows, and white, evoking the warmth of a clear sunny sky with fluffy clouds from nostalgic memories of British Summertime.