About The Artist
My Background
My Inspiration
My Background
Influenced from a very young age by my Dutch Grandfather, Rudolph Planten, my love of painting, writing and photography emerged at different times throughout my adult life. While spending a large proportion of my life in the services, my artistic creations are not always tied to that life. No doubt the experiences and places visited durin
Influenced from a very young age by my Dutch Grandfather, Rudolph Planten, my love of painting, writing and photography emerged at different times throughout my adult life. While spending a large proportion of my life in the services, my artistic creations are not always tied to that life. No doubt the experiences and places visited during my service have a significant way of shaping my perspective.
The first major works were based around the presence of trees, hence the Aurora Arboreal series. These are all large format paintings and all acrylic on canvas. I found myself constantly surprised at both the colours that a standard gum tree could produce, and the familiarity of the shape of the leaves. I tried to capture this in the artworks of that series.
My Mediums
My Inspiration
My Background
The three main mediums of painting, poetry and photography are not chosen for their alliteration. The poetry arrives when it chooses, and more often than not, I find myself writing from other's perspectives. Painting for the most has been in Acrylic, with a few ventures into the oils. I am still learning with each canvas and find more ha
The three main mediums of painting, poetry and photography are not chosen for their alliteration. The poetry arrives when it chooses, and more often than not, I find myself writing from other's perspectives. Painting for the most has been in Acrylic, with a few ventures into the oils. I am still learning with each canvas and find more happiness in the pseudo realism / representational impressionism / somewhat abstract. You'll find your own way of describing my art I'm sure. The photography speaks for itself. I don't try to shape scenes or portray hidden messages, they simply speak to me in a need of framing and I take the shot.
My Inspiration
My Inspiration
My Inspiration
Where I am not intruding, the subject of people will always fascinate, both in facial expressions and body. However, nature creates abundantly and in some very surprising ways. Notwithstanding the allure of the arboreal for the art of painting, city-scapes and architectural balance draw me to photograph as much as any other lover of blac
Where I am not intruding, the subject of people will always fascinate, both in facial expressions and body. However, nature creates abundantly and in some very surprising ways. Notwithstanding the allure of the arboreal for the art of painting, city-scapes and architectural balance draw me to photograph as much as any other lover of black and white. Always, always the human struggle drives the pen to paint in writing.