Colin Bogle (Realistic)

http://www.collinbogle.com/artist.html < image reference at this link.

Colin Bogle, is an realistic/print artist, who creates prints of animals, and nature. He works from his home in Seattle, where he grew up. From an early age, he has said that he has 'been fascinated with the intricate beauty of nature ' by nature. Maybe the beautiful city of Seattle inspired him, and gave way for his creativity. He doesn't have a formal art education, however he had a very highly talented artist/teacher, who was his father. He taught him a wide range of artistic techniques, such as painting, glasswork, drawing and pottery. His father himself, is a famous American artist.

He gains inspiration from life, and by exploring the outdoors, or sifting through existing material, such as books or the internet. The part I wish to note, is that he states on his about page (Link here > ) that often his pieces are more about "abstract kind of shapes, like using a random cluster of sunlit snowy branches rather than the animal itself."Through his work, he wishes to "create a feast for the eyes".

He is a photoshop artist, and I am noticing a trend, and correlation between artists, and photoshop. This makes sense however, because photoshop is a popular quality program, and it is the industry standard for the industry. It goes to show that just because you are a traditional based artist (pencil, paints etc) doesn't mean that you are locked out from using photoshop. It is not just a great tool for developing work, but for also refining, and applying the finishing touched to a piece.

http://www.collinbogle.com/wildlife.html < image reference at this link.

How he goes about creating his work, is an interesting process. I detail it below.

After creating an initial sketch to work from, he fills in the basic colours and undertones, and uses watercolours in an airbrush to build up from dark colours, to light. He uses a lot of coloured pencils, and water based pastels (something I could try via a trial), for fine detail such as the animal's fur, he also uses this for fine shading. I love how he uses a variety of mixed media, something again, that I could try in my piece trials. He calls his tools 'extensions of the hand'.

He has exhibited his work in various galleries throughout the USA.

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http://www.collinbogle.com/artist.html < A link to his artist statement.

http://www.collinbogle.com/ < A link to his main page

http://www.collinbogle.com/wildlife.html < a link to his great wildlife print gallery.


Thomas.