From Abstracts, to Portraits or even African wildlife, experimenting with texture, colour and style has always been a hallmark of my approach to painting.
Shades of Grey
Many of my recent portraits were created using bright colours, but I decided to venture into uncharted territory experimenting with a monochomatic palette on a familiar subject.
I enjoy the challenge of black and white photography, which formed the basis for my concept. Using lamp black with varying degrees of dilution I created subtle shades of grey while allowing the white of the canvas to accentuate the lighter areas.
Once the basic features were in place, I expanded on the concept by incorporating traditional printing colours of Cyan (blue), Magenta (Pink) and Yellow to highlight just one feature of the face; the lips. While working in the advertising industry we were schooled in the discipline of colour reproduction so for me this series pays homage to my background as an art director and illustrator.
I love the challenge of creating artworks in black and white, so sometimes I paint Abstracts and even African wildlife such as Duma which is a stunning black and white portrait of a cheetah in profile.
Shades of Grey
Many of my recent portraits were created using bright colours, but I decided to venture into uncharted territory experimenting with a monochomatic palette on a familiar subject.
I enjoy the challenge of black and white photography, which formed the basis for my concept. Using lamp black with varying degrees of dilution I created subtle shades of grey while allowing the white of the canvas to accentuate the lighter areas.
Once the basic features were in place, I expanded on the concept by incorporating traditional printing colours of Cyan (blue), Magenta (Pink) and Yellow to highlight just one feature of the face; the lips. While working in the advertising industry we were schooled in the discipline of colour reproduction so for me this series pays homage to my background as an art director and illustrator.
I love the challenge of creating artworks in black and white, so sometimes I paint Abstracts and even African wildlife such as Duma which is a stunning black and white portrait of a cheetah in profile.
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Suka Wena by Peter Pharoah
Suka Wena by Peter Pharoah
Size 115cm (height) x 230cm (width) Original Oil on Canvas
Adiah by Peter Pharoah
Adiah by Peter Pharoah
(means God's Gift - Swahili)
Original Oil on CanvasSize 115 x 115cm
Tsolo by Peter Pharoah
Tsolo by Peter Pharoah Original Oil on Canvas Size: 115 x 115cm Two paintings created separately of twin girls I encountered on my travels. Their mother did not realise she was carrying twins so little Kabo was an unexpected 'Precious Gift' Tsolo - the eldest twin sister - nickname for full name Tsholofelo- meaning Hope in Tswana Kabo - the unexpected little twin sister- nickname for full name Kaboentle- meaning Precious Gift in Tswana
Cassie by Peter Pharoah
Cassie by Peter Pharoah
Original Oil on Canvas
Size 115 x 115cm
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