The Journey
A compilation of artworks created during the past 40 years (with a huge hiatus somewhere in the middle).
A compilation of artworks created during the past 40 years (with a huge hiatus somewhere in the middle).
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<strong>The</strong><br />
<strong>Journey</strong><br />
40 Years of Creative Dabbling<br />
(1978 - 2018)<br />
Chris Pellow
<strong>The</strong><br />
<strong>Journey</strong><br />
40 Years of Creative Dabbling<br />
(1978 - 2018)<br />
Chris Pellow
Once upon a time, my mum gave me a pencil and told me to draw some lines on<br />
a person's face. "Turn him into a nice clown" she said... It was Carnival in my<br />
home town and the whole family worked non-stop for 4 days to colour the faces<br />
of hundreds of carnival goers. For 4 days these faces were our canvas and I<br />
loved it.<br />
Many years later, my dorment artistic aspirations bubbled to the surface and<br />
grabbed me full blast. I dove into heaps of books and tutorials, gathered new<br />
and scrap materials and started on my creative journey by making Venetian<br />
masks in plaster, leather and papier-mâché.<br />
While life interfered I went on a long art-free hiatus after which I picked up my<br />
brushes and started painting in water colour, acrylics and mixed media for a<br />
very brief period only to fall in love with the more sculptural and tactical polymer<br />
clay. So many techniques, endless variations... <strong>The</strong> ideal medium for my short<br />
attention span.<br />
After 8 years of studying and exploring this medium, it was time to pass on my<br />
knowledge and I ended up making my own tutorials and teaching various classes,<br />
creating more aficionados along the way.<br />
And then life happened - big time. A traumatic event forced me to stop all<br />
activities for a couple of years.<br />
No longer having the strength to work with clay, I have gone back to my old love<br />
of colouring and painting with a variety of media, giving a new life to some old<br />
rags, bits and pieces, boxes and books. Oh yes... and the faces are back as<br />
well. Dog faces this time :)<br />
40 years after painting those first faces, I look back on the colours in my life and<br />
I thank my husband, my son, and my very dear friends for supporting me along<br />
the way and for believing that I had some sort of talent.<br />
Thank you!<br />
Chris
Carnevale - Venezia - Maschere - Roma - Masks - Aalst
Drawing - Experimenting
Anti-War<br />
Mural in Acrylics<br />
Acrylics on Canvas
"PATCH"<br />
In honour of Patch Adams<br />
Acrylics & Terracotta Clay on Canvas
Wood Texture on Canvas<br />
"SEDUCTION"<br />
Leather on Canvas<br />
Acrylics & Terracotta Clay on Canvas<br />
"FOREST CARDIGAN"
8 Years of Creating<br />
with Polymer Clay
Wee Cows Travelling the World<br />
Tutorials<br />
Publications
Clay Faces
Watercolour Pencils<br />
Colouring<br />
Mandalas
Handmade Greeting Cards
Gelli printing<br />
Stencils<br />
Acrylic paints
Art Journal
Mixed Media<br />
Exploring Ideas
Mixed Media Canvas<br />
Emotions Memories Reflections
"Lurchers" for a Friend
Dad
Tea for a Friend
Handmade Mini Books<br />
Happy Quotes
Barcelona - Park Guell<br />
Guell for a Friend
Polymer Clay<br />
Toadstools<br />
Millefioiri Canes<br />
Mosaic
Engagement<br />
Clock
From Idea to Finished Product<br />
- Engagement ring designed by<br />
Dave Pellow<br />
- Shape enlarged and laser-cut in<br />
wood<br />
- References collected from<br />
favourite games art and<br />
steam punk inspiration<br />
- Embellishments created with<br />
polymer clay and clock parts<br />
- Various layers of paint and<br />
patina applied<br />
- Clock mechanism added.
Clock Inspiration and<br />
Parts
Painting Stages
"Abby"<br />
September 2017<br />
October 2017
"Lewis"<br />
September 2017<br />
Pet Portraits<br />
in Coloured Pencils<br />
January 2018<br />
October 2017
"Toby"<br />
"Bailey"
"Farid"
"Chabi"<br />
"Reba"<br />
"Bo"
"David"<br />
Pastels and<br />
Coloured Pencils
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