Desenho intitulada "Ninety-five percent" por Geraldine Simmons, Obras de arte originais, Scratchboard

Ninety-five percent (2020) Desenho por Geraldine Simmons

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Obras de arte originais (One Of A Kind) Desenho, Scratchboard em Outro substrato

Classificação de obras de arte

Trabalho único (OOAK / Obras de arte originais)

Obras de arte únicas também são conhecidas como arte “OOAK”. Isso significa que cada obra de arte é única e que nunca haverá outra idêntica.
Dimensões Altura 13,4in, Largura 16,9in
Moldura Esta obra de arte não está emoldurada
Categorias Hiperrealismo Animal

Ninety five percent. That's how much the ring-tailed lemur wild population has plummeted since 2000. Habitat loss, the illegal pet trade and bushmeat hunting are driving this charismatic species to extinction.
Humanity needs to do things differently in order to save this species and many other endangered species. The situation we are currently experiencing with the corona virus is bringing out incredible kindness, respect and mindfulness in so many people. Let us show that same respect and compassion towards animals. "We're all in this together" to protect the biodiversity that sustains us all.

30% of proceeds will be donated to the Centre for Great Apes in my up-coming November 2021 "Sentient Beings" solo exhibitiion as well as from the sale of limited edition prints.

This artwork won a Special Merit award in the 2020 - Light, Space and Time Online Gallery 10th Annual Nature International Art Exhibition.

Sobre esta obra: Classificação, Técnicas & Estilos

Hiperrealismo

Pintura que expressa, por meio da representação, a realidade externa de maneira muito realista.

Técnica Desenho

O desenho é uma técnica de representação visual sobre um suporte plano. O termo "desenho" designa tanto a ação de desenhar, o trabalho gráfico resultante quanto a forma de qualquer objeto. É também uma representação em uma superfície da forma (e possivelmente os valores de luz e sombra) de um objeto ou figura, ao invés de sua cor. Existem um grande número de técnicas de desenho: “Desenho linear” representa os objetos pelos seus contornos, arestas e algumas linhas características; além desse limite, o desenho se desenvolve representando o volume por sombras, muitas vezes por meio de hachuras, incorpora cores e une, sem transição nítida, a pintura.

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Geraldine Simmons

Austrália

I live and work from my home studio at Collaroy in Australia on the northern beaches of Sydney. For the first eight years of my life I lived in London, England and then settled in Australia in 1968. As a child of parents who worked in the performing arts, this environment led to spending many weeks and months away from home in boarding school, yet the two activities that made me feel more at home and made my heart sing was drawing and riding my bike.

Time spent alone riding my bike inspired my love of nature and deep appreciation for all living things. At any opportunity and with wonder, I would study things that caught my eye, such as the unique patterns and texture of a tree trunk, the way the light shone through the leaves, or the soft, velvety feel of a flower petal. These experiences helped enhance and develop my observational skills as well as the patience required to create detailed works of art.

Over time, my love of drawing has evolved into the detailed, soulful wildlife portraits that I draw today in either pastel and coloured pencil, or scratchboard. These mediums enable me to capture the textures and emotional expressions that bring each animal to life.

During my travels in 2005 with Friends of the National Parks Foundation in the deep jungles of Borneo, the eyes of the orangutans and exquisite beauty of native Indonesian wildlife captivated me. This experience was the catalyst for raising funds and awareness for endangered wildlife.

I have exhibited both nationally and internationally receiving many invitations to donate my works to significant animal conservation groups and campaigns such as Humane Society International, Art4Apes ENDANGERED Fine Art and Photography exhibition, Sketch for Survival in conjunction with Explorers Against Extinction, Sea Shepherd and Borneo Orangutan Society.

No matter which species I draw, it feels natural to me to portray sensitivity as a common denominator. It is something that animals do not hide and inspires us to re-connect