The world of art is always changing. The mediums we use to tell stories, to evoke emotions are many and varied. A “traditional” artist – uses oil paints, acrylic paints, pastels, coloured pencils – something to make a mark on a substrate. If I am creating traditionally I tend to use mostly acrylic paints – although mixed media (adding pencil marks, ink etc) holds a very definite appeal…

If I am working “digitally” I use my iPad and my Apple Pencil to make my marks and tell my story.

So, what is “hybrid art”? It’s my favourite way of working. I start with a drawing – something simple, pencil on paper. What story do I want to tell? From there I take that drawing and swapping between Photoshop and Fresco I refine my drawing; refine the story. Then I use photographs I have taken to add texture and depth to the drawing – moving it from a simple line drawing to a finished piece. It is amazing how a photograph of a paint splatter or a concrete driveway or a series of charcoal lines on paper can become trees, water, or simply texture.

What is awesome about the process then is the move back to more “traditional” work – when I send the picture to the printers. Quality printing on hahnemeule paper and the work is finished – ready for framing and hanging.

Can you tell that these are “hybrid” artworks?