Edmund Palao Art

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A sporty blog for you ⚽️

A question of sport in art — Edmund Palao Sport is saturated in today’s society. Players are given celebrity status and games are often hyped up as ‘do or die’ affairs. Creating art work based on sporting themes is not an old idea, but many artists over the ages have depicted sport in authentic, documentarian and whimsical ways.

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Today's blog hopes to get you in the zone, artistically speaking :)

Comfort zone — Edmund Palao Being in one’s comfort zone when creating art is where one can work with impunity in the safety of a familiar space.

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My latest blog features my recent visit to the National Gallery in London to see 'Sorolla: Spanish Master of Light', an enticing collection of paintings by Spanish artist Joaquín Sorolla.
He was hailed as the greatest painter of his time when he had a solo show in Paris in 1908 but history has since assessed his work in a different kind of light.

Joaquín Sorolla: Leader or follower I recently visited the exhibition ‘Sorolla: Spanish Master of Light’ at the National Gallery, London that featured the visually enticing work of Joaquín Sorolla y Basteda (1863-1923). I had not yet seen his work in real life so I was highly intrigued to get a closer look. He was hailed as the g...

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Putting more art on the map My first ever blog post “Putting my art on the map” was published in February 2018 as an integral addition to my new website edmundpalao.com. The article covered my philosophy and approach to creating paintings and why I am attracted to localised scenes in the capital and a search for a sense of...

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My Wednesday blog takes a look at the art of looking 👀

To see or not to see You could be forgiven in assuming that I possess keen eyesight as an artist. As it turns out I’m not at all blessed with perfect vision, and I have worn glasses for acute myopia for most of my life. Despite this, my unaided vision becomes an aid in creating art. The blurriness I experience removes...

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Reflecting on Bristol Avon Exhibiting at last year's The Other Art Fair in Bristol allowed me a few days' stay in the city and a chance to see the River Avon. My first  blog of 2019 takes a look at this south eastern river famous for the Clifton Suspension Bridge.

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A seasonal flavoured blog for you :)

A Christmas Card Today’s seasonal blog takes a trip to Christmas Past and back, starting with my early years at junior school in 1983. I painted a London skyline that my class teacher Mr John Pearce liked so much that he submitted it for the local borough’s schools Christmas card competition.

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The Victoria & Albert Museum in London recently presented late night viewings of the Frida Kahlo exhibition Making Herself Up, as a special tie in with Mexico’s national festival The Day of the Dead. I was lucky enough to obtain tickets for a midnight viewing. The evening (or should I say night) left me with a slightly unsettling mood but also an insightful appreciation into one of the 20th Century’s enigmatic artistic figures.

A night in the museum with Frida Kahlo The Victoria & Albert Museum in London recently presented late night viewings of the Frida Kahlo exhibition Making Herself Up , as a special tie in with Mexico’s national festival The Day of the Dead. I was lucky enough to obtain tickets for a midnight viewing. The evening (or should I

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Setting the tone By creating a simple set of tonal parameters from light to dark, one can create a painting from direct observation that will look visually realistic.

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Wednesday is coloured in for you :)

Colour palette The art foundation course I attended in Newham, London in 1990 taught me fundamentals of image composition and construction. Theories such as tonal and colour relationship were key to creating images that looked real and natural, especially through observational drawing and painting. One concept I w

Wednesday blog time again :)

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Home is where the art is l remember a geography textbook in secondary school titled ‘A sense of place’. I cannot recall all of the content that it covered, but it included subjects such as settlements, conurbations and transport infrastructure, and the such like. Some of these topics have influenced my cho

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Wednesday blog time again. This one features a new series of sunny paintings depicting Barking regeneration in East London.

Blue sky painting in Barking Over the years much of my art has depicted night-time scenes: inky dark skies punctuated with dull clouds and vibrant electric lighting set in monochromatic compositions. This year, however, I decided to embark on a project of bright daytime scenes, many painted on a larger scale than my us

Here's a blog post about how a science fiction novel came to inspire my artwork.

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Painting in the style of John Christopher's ruined earth Inspiration for painting often comes in different forms. One such inspiration is a science fiction novel by British author John Christopher titled “The White Mountains”, part one of a trilogy of books published in the late 1960s. The ruined earth vision it depicts is compelling and often in

For one night only, 'From ArtCan with Love', fundraiser exhibition for the ArtCan organisation, helping up-and-coming artists. I have two postcard-sized paintings on display alongside 55 other artist members of ArtCan. All artwork is £40. Come on down :)

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Latest blog post is all about my portrait painting :)

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Portraiture: Facing a different challenge Landscape painting has been my primary mode of creating pictures but, like any other artist, I have tried my hand at portraiture over the years. Developing a painterly style that is fresh and consistent in feel is a challenge as I believe that it is more important to capture a sense of the

My latest Wednesday blog contains lots of paintings featuring daytime versus night-time. Read it here :)

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My latest Wednesday blog is about fluorescent pigments and why I've added them to my colour palette when painting plein-air.

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In the mix with fluorescent colours Fluorescent colours are ubiquitous in our contemporary world, from day-glo signage and hi-viz work uniforms to street art and fine art installations. The super brilliance they produce is both eye catching and garish, and is a visual symbol of the modern era. I have always held a mildly scie

Pleased to be taking part with ArtCan's online exhibition for Earth Day 2018 to help awareness about plastic pollution:
My painting 'Source of the River Thames, Gloucestershire'.

20% goes to environment charity Pastic Oceans

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ArtCan | Earth Day 2018 Online Exhibition

The Wednesday blog looks at London's second river, the Lea, which makes for some great backland themed painting opportunities :)

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London's second river Next time you watch an episode of the BBC soap opera ‘EastEnders’ look out for a small, tight meandering river that can be seen flowing into the River Thames during the title and credit sequences. This tributary is the River Lea and, unlike the world famous Thames (with its grand architectural b...

My latest Wednesday blog post 'Busy painting busy roads' features the inspiration behind my highway-themed paintings 🚙🚗🚛🚙🙂

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Busy painting busy roads A roads, dual carriageways and motorways are ubiquitous across our landscape... a necessity for getting from area to area. They are a place between places, a no-mans land within which countless journeys are made each day. At first glance they appear functional in fashion and devoid of charm

My latest Wednesday blog: 'Four seasons in one view'.
The recent topsy-turvy weather has made me think of a painting commission that I received a few years back.

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Four seasons in one view Painting commissions often feature creating something from an unusual or particular viewpoint. One project, in particular, gave me an opportunity to try something different when I produced four paintings overlooking a large pond in Kew Green, south east London... each painting repr

Take a read of my latest Wednesday blog post here 🙂

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When night-time was amber Many of my paintings over the years have been inspired by the golden aura of low-pressure sodium street lamps. Artificial lighting such as this has always held a fascination for me and it illuminates the darkness in unusual ways.

My latest blog post features an all-weather tale of plein air painting:

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Creating a scene: St Paul's in the wind and rain Plein air painting can be an adventure, especially when weather conditions add challenges and excitement. There is, however, the odd occasion when the elements decide to take over, like the night I painted St Paul’s Cathedral in the wind and rain.

Here it is, my first blog post... I will be posting fortnightly articles about my passion for art including what subjects inspire me, my creative process and experiences when painting outdoors :)
Special thanks to Dave Oliver of Farsight Media.

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Putting my art on the map My passion for painting London goes back to my childhood when I used to spend hours at home pouring over an A to Z street atlas.

Check out my latest interview with American arts & culture site Blogcritics.org.
Many thanks to Pat Cuadros for the article :)

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My new website is now open! New features include a forthcoming fortnightly blog. Please take a look 😊 http://bit.ly/2rOiIly

Put it in your diary, my new website launches Wednesday 31st January!

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'Cranbrook Road, Gants Hill IG2'
2017 acrylic on board 30 x 50cm

Night time local scenes... even a late journey home across London gives ideas for painting :)

Looking forward to exhibiting this painting of Canary Wharf alongside ArtCan members at our annual group exhibition at Camden Image Gallery 7-15 November 2017 :-)

Private view Tuesday 7th November 6-8pm.
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Take a look at my latest online interview, with Deborah Henry-Pollard professional coach at Catching Fireworks :)

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Take Five with Edmund Palao Deborah Henry-Pollard at Catching Fireworks offers bespoke and empathetic coaching to creative individuals and organisations who have visionary ideas. She helps them in Catching Fireworks, turning those visions into reality. She has also produced frees EBook, Demystifying the Business Planning Proce...

Edmund Palao
"Abandoned Slip Road at Mill Hill"
2017 acrylic on board
30 x 40 cm (12 x 15.5 inches)

Between the M1 and A1 (Watford Way) at Mill Hill stands this abandoned slip road, unused since the early 90s. The view in this painting faces northwest towards the M1 on a grey late winter afternoon. It felt eery standing there seeing the crash barriers and roadside lighting still in place in a dilapidated state with encroaching nature.