Pages

An Invitation to Gaze

A virtual exhibition of paintings by Hannah Barnes
blank line blank line blank line blank line blank line blank line blank line blank line blank line
This blog is a visual, on-line record of my art work and my personal research (guided simply by what I like) into art history and contemporary art.

Most of my paintings on display here are for sale. If you are interested in purchasing a work,
please e-mail me at hannahsjb@live.co.uk

Many of my works posted here are Digital Finger Paintings. For this reason the images have been watermarked. Please, no unauthorized reproductions: If you would like to use any of the images of my works that you see here (or elsewhere) please contact me, I am always happy to help if I can.

I hope that you enjoy this blog. If you would like to receive an email link to the new posts as they come on-line, just scroll to the bottom of the page and click on Follow the Blog . (And don't forget to check the Archive, also at the bottom of the page, to see older posts with more pictures.)

For those who use Facebook, I am posting regular up-dates on my Facebook page: please do take a look, like and share the page (click on the image below to go straight to the page).


Finally, if you would like to read this blog in another language, please use the "translate / traduisez" tool in the left-hand column (under "contact me"), although I cannot guarantee the quality of the translation (I've already seen that the French translation "n'est pas terrible") it may help.


Find me on Facebook

Find me on Facebook
Click on the image to go to my Facebook page.

Saturday 25 June 2011

The Spanish Diva (in the black dress)






















(Above) The Spanish Diva (in the black dress)
June 2011
15cm x 18cm
Mixed media (Faber Castel Albrecht Durer watercolour crayons, Windsor & Newton Indian Ink, Daler Rowney FW acrylic inks, Caran d'ache Neocolour II water-soluble wax crayons) on 100% cotton rag, acid-free paper (200g).

Friday 24 June 2011

La belle femme






















(Above) La belle femme
14.5cm x 18cm
June 2011
Mixed media (Faber Castel Albrecht Durer watercolour crayons, Windsor & Newton Indian Ink, Daler Rowney FW acrylic inks, Caran d'ache Neocolour II water-soluble wax crayons) on 100% cotton rag, acid-free paper (200g).

Saturday 18 June 2011

The French Painter's Model






















(Above) The French Painter's Model
15cm x 18cm
June 2011
Mixed media (Faber Castel Albrecht Durer watercolour crayons, Windsor & Newton Indian inks, Caran d'Ache Neocolour II water-soluble wax crayons, Daler Rowney FW acrylic inks) on 100% cotton rag, acid-free paper (200g).

Wednesday 15 June 2011

The Painted Lady






















(Above) The Painted Lady
14.5cm x 15cm
June 2011
 Mixed media on paper. 

Often when I am working on a painting, I find myself thinking about art that I have seen and enjoy. So it was this evening with this painting, which prompted me to reflect on two paintings in particular: one by the French Fauve painter Maurice de Vlaminck (below) and another by the Russian born German Expressionist Alexej Jawlensky (further below). I've already referenced the painting by Vlaminck in the post dated Monday 23rd May entitled "La Sirène or The Model in Black Lingerie".












(Above) Portrait of a Woman by Maurice de Vlaminck


















(Above) A painting by Alexej Jawlensky.

Monday 13 June 2011

At a Glance













Why not try viewing the blog posts in Mosaic or Flipcard format? To do this, add the word "view" to the blog URL address, so
http://colourfullines.blogspot.com/
becomes
http://colourfullines.blogspot.com/view
Click on the drop down list marked by the turquoise button with the word Sidebar in the top right hand corner and select a format.
Scroll over the images with the cursor. Pause on an image to see that post's title and click on the image to open the post.

The Woman on Deauville Beach






















(Above) The Woman on Deauville Beach
14.5cm x 18cm

June 2011
Mixed media (Faber Castel Albrecht Durer watercolour crayons, Windsor & Newton Indian inks, Daler Rowney FW acrylic inks, Caran d'ache Neocolour II water-soluble wax crayons) on 100% cotton rag, acid-free paper (200g).

Thursday 9 June 2011

The Woman from Somalia






















(Above) The Woman from Somalia
June 2011
15cm x 18cm
Mixed media (Faber Castel Albrecht Durer watercolour crayons, Windsor & Newton Indian inks, Daler Rowney FW acrylic inks, Caran d'ache Neocolour II water-soluble wax crayons) on 100% cotton rag, acid-free paper (200g).

The female face fascinates. It's a reoccurring motif in my painting.  Its simplicity and the artifice of make-up and fashion allow me to explore the decorative surface of the painting. The female face is everywhere: she dominates our cultural imagery, acting as a "cultural barometer" or more literally a personification of cultural norms and trends. My works comment on the ubiquitous female face. Whilst some of the women in my paintings are known and recognisable, my paintings are not so much portraits as simply painted representations of this woman, of her face. The painting's title can sometimes point to the subject's identity, but if the titles provide a possible narration to the painting's significance the artist is an unreliable narrator and titles can be used to create an illusion, to question the polarity of fact and fiction.

Thursday 2 June 2011

The Black Beret






















(Above) The Black Beret
14.5cm x 18cm
June 2011
Mixed media on paper.

This painting started as a study after a photograph of Brigitte Bardot in a black beret. As I was working the painting I wondered off course a bit and found myself thinking more about two paintings: a portrait of the French actress by Kees van Dongen (below) and (futher below) the painting by Toulouse Lautrec of the French cabaret singer Aristide Bruant wearing his iconic red scarf.

(Below) Brigitte Bardot by Kees van Dongen

















(Below) Aristide Bruant by Toulouse Lautrec

Wednesday 1 June 2011

The Blue Hat






















(Above) The Blue Hat
15.5 cm x 18cm
June 2010
 Mixed media on paper.

The Singer (in red)






















(Above) The Singer (in red)
14.5cm x 18cm
June 2011

Mixed media (Faber Castel Albrecht Durer watercolour crayons, Windsor & Newton inks, Caran d'Ache Neocolour II water-soluble wax crayons) on 100% cotton rag, acid-free paper (200g).

I often research images on the Internet, which can lead to some wonderful discoveries. So it was yesterday when I came across the French painter Jacqueline Marval (1866 - 1932). If like me you are a fan of Marie Laurencin's work or indeed of Kees van Dongen, you'll probably enjoy Marval's art. There is a site dedicated to her work at www.jacqueline-marval.com

(Below) A self portrait by French artist Jacqueline Marval.

















(Below) Jacqueline Marval (1866 - 1932)