My Sample Artwork
The illustrations / paintings here are examples from circa 2000, 2001 and 2004. And as such, some of them make me wince.
However, I'm slowly working my way around to some more up-to-date works that will have influences drawn from Chinese / Zen paintings, Taosim, gnosticism, the German romantic tradition, spontaneous nature art, as well as sacred iconography of the Byzantine period.
These things take time however....But if a job's worth doing....
J.
Artist Information
Name:
Jonathan Metcalfe
Participation
(48)
Rank 211 out of 11735
Sex:
Male
Homepage:
Country:France
Jonathan has been a member before records began! (Pre 2006)
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Artist Skills
- Drawing
- Illustration
- Painting
- Traditional Photography
- Fine Art
Artist Comments
“Lovely use of light and texture-- like your work ”
Rat
“wow. no, actually, WOW. Your pictures are beautiful...love the light you've created...”
Barb Plews
“Enchanting work superbly done”
Colin Harris
“Excellent use of light to describe focus and distance, and stellar use of shadow to create mood and volume. are these all hand drawn?”
Will Hester
“Wow! This is watercolor??? I thought its a photograph. Is so real. Nice work Jonathan. Excellent use of light on this painting.”
Van Chin SeiJu/ Chen ShiShu
“Hi Will, - yes these are all hand drawn. I start with a rough pencil outline then build up washes of watercolour and/or ink depending on the piece. I try to keep it reasonably spontaneous, though that doesn'talways work. Thanks for commenting all.”
Jonathan
“Hi Will, - yes these are all hand drawn. I start with a rough pencil outline then build up washes of watercolour and/or ink depending on the piece. I try to keep it reasonably spontaneous, though that doesn'talways work. Thanks for commenting all.”
Jonathan
“A beautifully evocative piece created with great skill”
Michael Gunn
“Hi Jonathan, I have just had a look at your website and enjoyed reading your views. I am curious to know what techniques you use to produce your illustrations, they have such an atmospheric quality which is very beautiful and also magical.”
Becky Needs
“Beautiful illustration, the colour really seems to glow and it all looks very atmospheric”
Victoria Aust
“Now that is very nice, good work”
fernando
“Hi all, The media used is illustration ink and lumocolor concentrated water colour and lots and lots of washes to build up the luminosity so that the white of the paper is allowed to "radiate" through. J.”
Jonathan
“Another great piece”
Colin Harris
“I love this one! It looks like a photo. I'm seriously impressed. Seems you and I both have a love of nature.”
Cathy Savels
“Another beautiful piece.”
Van Chin SeiJu/ Chen ShiShu
“Beautiful!”
Melissa Chiasson
“wow, i want to be in those woods!”
Naomi Ventress
“This one positively radiates warmth. Impressive.”
Mitchell Foley
“Looks like a photo. Awesome contrast.”
Sarah Huska
“great use of the medium.”
duncan
“beautiful”
Ann*e
“One of my favourites. Very good works all of them. Congratulations!”
Hector Escalante-Rivera
“excellent work . I also found your website very interesting . You might want to read what Greenspan has said recently . ”
Mike Coupe
“Sublime compositional balance. Dynamic luminism. Your tonal harmonies almost have an audible beauty. ”
Richard Scott
“I love watercolor! This is beautiful, with rthe water blooms and slatter. Really nice.”
Keri Mills
“I could happily inhabit your world...”
Robert Lewis
“This is beautiful! I can't believe that is painted, it looks like a digitally manipulated photo. I love it, the intensity of the colour and the strong contrast.”
Victoria Aust
“Today I really feel like lying down in the soft grass in the warm sunshine and going to sleep for a very long time. A blissful image.”
Becky Needs
“I'd love to see the process of making these. Great work again.”
Colin Harris
“wonderfull work love the light well executed”
Keith Tait
“Nicely done :)”
Kika Pierides
“I love your painting style it's great I hope you do real well ”
Jonesy
“I love the contrast between warm and cold tones in this painting and the simplicity of the fabric drape what you have left out is as important as the detail you have put elsewhere.”
Georgia Hurst
“love it, great color and stroke motion”
Orlando Cortes
“The tension between warm and cool, line and tone, light and shadow - entrances the soul.”
Richard Scott
“nice color”
Franklin Ayers
“Interesting use of light!”
Keri Mills
“Wow great work. When I first saw it I thought it was a photograph of a fireworks display shot through the branches of tree.”
Colin Harris
“another "wow", Jonathan...strikingly beautiful as always!”
Barb Plews
“Hola Jonathan, quiero felicitarte por esta obra que me parece Bellisima. Un saludo.”
Mirta Benavente
“I could stare at this for hours! Most excellent.”
Cathy Savels
“Your work is wonderful. The composition and style of this work are very appealing and earthy.”
Keri Mills
“Love it!”
Antoinette Watkins a k a Cooki
“Love it!”
Antoinette Watkins a k a Cooki
“Love it!”
Antoinette Watkins a k a Cooki
“This is amazing! Looks like a back lit nuclear explosion of maze and fingerprint frozen in wood grain and fog”
Jaimee Gentile
“a monkey drew this my monkey”
Nathan Swan
“Awesome!”
Ginny
“brilliant ”
Anita Thomas
“beautiful - as always...”
Barb Plews
“Excellent like all your works. I like it.”
Hector Escalante-Rivera
“Reminds me of VanGogh, this is stunning! ”
Keri Mills
“brilliant piece love your work”
Anita Thomas
“your work like your website is mind bending were do u get your ideas m8”
neon 51
“The textures are gorgeous! Makes me want to bust out my watercolors. :)”
Keri Mills
“brilliant piece of work”
Keith Tait
“Beautiful texture work on this one. I love the intricate patterns.”
Michael Schmidt
“This looks like some huge fantasy tree in the woods. NICE!”
Richard Raney
“Gorgeous work, your work has such atmosphere!”
Jennifer Cant
“Very Nice! You created such a mood.”
Keri Mills
