This Friday’s featured artist is Patrick John Mills and his study of the London Underground.
Using a pocket guide to the London Underground as a reference, Mills created richly textured map paintings.
These paintings bring back such fond memories of studying art history abroad in London, living off the Russell Square stop. I still have my pocket guide to the London Underground!
Using a pocket guide to the London Underground as a reference, Mills created richly textured map paintings.
These paintings bring back such fond memories of studying art history abroad in London, living off the Russell Square stop. I still have my pocket guide to the London Underground!
Study of the London Underground, oil on canvas
He writes:
When you live in Canada you are privileged by all the landscape. The mountains, the sea, the vast space, and forests with endless trees. When I moved to London in the Summer of 1998 to be with my wife. The shock of moving to a new country filtrated into my studio... so a few months after arriving into this city I started a series of painting about the London Underground.
The Tube Map is such an amazing subject matter to explore. It is a modern landscape.
When you live in Canada you are privileged by all the landscape. The mountains, the sea, the vast space, and forests with endless trees. When I moved to London in the Summer of 1998 to be with my wife. The shock of moving to a new country filtrated into my studio... so a few months after arriving into this city I started a series of painting about the London Underground.
The Tube Map is such an amazing subject matter to explore. It is a modern landscape.
Study of the London Underground, oil on canvas
Study of the London Underground, oil on canvas
Study of the London Underground, oil on canvas
Below are details of his work:
Study of the London Underground (detail), oil on canvas
Study of the London Underground (detail), oil on canvas
Learn more about Patrick John Mills at his website here!
TGIF!
Mary^
TGIF!
Mary^
