Art which references the golden age of Natural History
HOW IT ALL STARTED
I studied painting in Hackney, London some 20 years ago but after finishing I immediately landed a job working in design. The paints dried up, the paintbrushes were thrown away, and that might have been that. Except that 10 years ago I moved to Scotland, got my own studio space, and the rest is natural history.
THE WORK
My work is all based on a love of Natural History art of the 18th & 19th Century, it hit its aesthetic peak during this golden period. I've a thirst for the exotic and opulent so my paintings are rarely of domestic creatures or familiar landscapes, instead I tend to paint animals I could never hope to see here and reference cultures which i've only ever come into contact with through books and images. They're often embellished with gold leaf and artificially aged, although most of them are painted in ink I occasionally use natural pigments such as lapis lazuli and shell gold.
My work has been featured in the following places:
• Hifructose Online
• Juxtapoz Online
• Artist A Day
• Supersonic Electronic
• Moco Loco
• Arrested Motion
PROJECTS
The main project in the pipeline at the moment is a slightly fantastical Natural History book created entirely using copper etching techniques. These are the same techniques used to make books over a hundred years ago, and while some artists still make books in this fashion it's rare and the practise is now in a lamentable decline.
KEEP IN TOUCH
If you have any questions about the prints I sell here or my commission schedule please don't hesitate to shoot me a message through here! Or else i'm also on the following Social media sites.
Instagram: http://instagram.com/lindseycarrart
Website:
www.lindseycarrart.com