The Gentlemen Collection
Gentlemen is a trilogy of paintings giving a respected nod to as some would refer to as three of the greatest poets, novelists, and artists.
Gentlemen is a collection of three abstract paintings, painted using mixed media on heavy artist paper. Mounted, and finished with black frames. Each piece has the added detail of book pages from one each authors greatest books.
Barrie started buy building texture and shape onto the paper using more artist paper and gel medium; this gives definition and depth to the finished result. By adding collage taken from old novels each painting gives a nod to a famous novelist, poet or textile designer. He also continues to add more collage into the painting adding shapes, patterns, and colour. This is where he adds more colour using acrylic paint in the form of glazes and acrylic ink using both complimentary and contrasting colours. Once this is all dried, he then over paints mainly in white which again will give more interest for the eye to rest and focus. For these three paintings the theme was leaves.
All three painting are bright and colourful, and the contrasting richness of the foreground gives depth and drama.
Sir Walter Scott:
Sir Walter Scott the Scottish historical novelist, poet and playwright, this abstract painting is painted using warm complimentary tones of orange and pops of candy pink and forest green.
The painting features a fern and a page from a 1920 novel called Sir Walter Scott.
The paining has lots of richness and definition with pops of colour peeping through the layering of the paint as richness and texture.
Charles Dickens:
Obviously due to the paintings name, this is a classic painting in the abstract genre, using mixed media building the painting by adding shapes and definition to the paper before applying the paint and collage.
Charles Dickens is a cool painting in so many ways, painted using cool complimentary shades of forest green and a cool deep blue with contrasting notes of red.
The painting features a nonliteral plant leaf and a collage from a 1920 novel called Charles Dickens.
The paining has lots of richness and definition with pops of colour peeping through the layering of the paint
William Morris:
William Morris the textile designer, poet and artist is a bright painting using pink washers and with the black foreground the this is a stunning abstract painting made using mixed media. This painting has lots of definition and richness.
The complimentary shades of pinks in contrast to the yellow markings is giving this painting drama and Barrie is sure William Morris would approve of the result.
The painting features a collage for a 1920’s novel called William Morris.
