Lovers - Morning Light 1, Drawing, Pastels on Paper, 2020

Carmen Tyrrell  

Artist Statement:

Born and educated in Bucharest - Romania, living and working in England.

My deep interest in people and human relationships reflects in my art through drawings and paintings.

Sensual, delicate and emotional posture of female nudes or couples, they are subjects just coming out of my mind or they are inspired by images I see every day.
Powerful feelings, as love and passion, are expressed through my energetic and spontaneous style of work.

Multi media artist using different techniques.
My works could be more or less simplified, depends how I feel about the subject and media.

I create series of works at the time, as paintings or drawings. Generally I like to alternate the media and the subjects. This way, I think, I can keep the spontaneity and the freshness.

Expressive composition and harmonious colours are basic for my works.
My paintings are usually bold, colourful and textured,
using more often the palette knife.

In my drawings I mainly work with charcoal, feeling free to play with lines, shapes and tonalities. It is a sort of process of modelling with lines.
I create my works to carry the message of artistic beauty, harmony and happiness.

OFFERS considered and COMMISSIONS taken.

Education:

Bucharest Academy of Fine Art.
Bucharest School of Art.
Private tuition in well established Romanian artist studios.

Awards & Distinctions:

Academy of Fine Arts Diploma - Painting & Drawing
City & Guilds Certificate in Teaching Adult Learners

Exhibitions:

Liverpool Art Fair 2019 - 14th June - 1st September - group
Wensley Gallery - Carmen Tyrrell - Life Drawings - Solo exhibition 2008 - Bury
Drawing the Figure 2 - Carmen Tyrrell - Solo exhibition 2005- Rochdale
Drawing The Figure 1- Carmen Tyrrell -Solo exhibition 2004 - Rochdale
A Place In The Sun - open exhibition - 23rd August- 7th September 2003 - Rochdale
Blackburn Artists Exhibition - 2003 -group
Manchester Open Art Exhibition- 2000- group
The Haworth Annual Open Art Exhibition 1999
Bucharest - Romania - several group exhibitions
 

Professional/Teaching Experience:

City & Guilds Certificate in Teaching Adult Learners
 

Artistic Influences:

Michelangelo, Caravaggio, Modigliani, Egon Schiele, Gauguin, Picasso, Lucian Freud, Jenny Savile, Paula Rego....

Tags:

nudes, female nude, lovers, figurative, contemporary, acrylics painting