Experimental Portraiture with Ink, Tea and Alcohol
About Me
A course by Carne Griffiths , Artist
About the video: About Me
Overview
“In this very first lesson, I’ll start by telling you about me, my journey as an artist, and how I approach my work.”
In this video lesson Carne Griffiths addresses the topic: About Me, which is part of the Domestika online course: Experimental Portraiture with Ink, Tea and Alcohol. Discover how to paint dynamic portraits with a variety of methods and materials as you explore your creative flow and embrace the element of surprise.
Partial transcription of the video
“About Me In this lesson, I'll tell you about myself, my background, and why I became an artist. From an early age, I was fascinated by drawing. When I was a child, the first book I got was an instructional book on drawing dogs. I remember everything about it, the kind of colour of the pages, the smell of the book, it was a smelly book. I got fascinated by capturing things on paper but was also excited about how you could create your world and your reality within drawings. Even from that age, it was a form of escapism. This fostered a real fascination with trying to create things that looked...”
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Course summary for: Experimental Portraiture with Ink, Tea and Alcohol
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Category
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Areas
Drawing, Fine Arts, Ink Illustration, Painting
Carne Griffiths
A course by Carne Griffiths
Liverpool-born artist Carne Griffiths had a fascination with drawing from childhood, and went on to study at the Kent Institute of Art and Design where he began to explore the possibilities of experimentation and surrealist principles. After graduating, Carne spent 12 years at M. Hand & Company, first as an embroidery designer and understudy before becoming one of the directors, working on high profile projects with Chanel, Burberry and UK stage musicals, among many more. However, Carne missed having full control over the creative process, and left the company in 2010. It was then that he began drawing and creating works in fountain pen ink and water, and accidently dipped his brush into a glass of brandy.
This led to experimenting with tea, and soon Carne developed a natural style of painting that brought his expertise and interests together. In the same year Carne established his own studio, and since then has exhibited globally, including at the Royal Academy, and the London Art Fair, amongst others, with solo exhibitions in Brighton, Hong Kong, and Milan. His work has appeared on several covers of the New York Observer, seen him collaborate with British photographer Rankin for a six page feature in Hunger magazine, and he’s worked with brands including Microsoft, Peroni, and Lakes Distillery.
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