Alex Colville

Artist #4 Alex Colville

I am very impressed by the works of Canadian painter, Alex Colville. His photo-realistic work is eye candy. However, I'm not sure that the subject matter or the style are quite me. However, there are aspects that I can appreciate. For example, in the images below Colville (suggested to me by Jess Riva Cooper) has worked out a very detailed sketch for the painting Ocean Limited -- a sketch that is far more mathematically involved than I thought a sketch could be. This is what especially impresses me for my future work. I've noticed that my better compositions are the ones where I specifically worked it out using the Rule of Thirds, for example where some of my lesser works are just thrown together wherever my brain sees fit.

Alex Colville. Ocean Limited. Oil and synthetic resin on board. 1962.

Alex Colville. Sketch for Ocean Limited. 1962.