Autumn Emerges

Giclee Print on Canvas
58"x38"
2007

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Mike Coulson, Memphis,TN

www.mikecoulson.com

Education
MFA in drawing and painting from the University of Georgia
BFA in drawing and painting from the University of Memphis.

My background in painting easily translated into the digital world. In recent years I have become increasingly fascinated with the potential it offers for self expression. This relatively new medium lends itself to the contemporary yet embodies all the dynamics of traditional art such as light, line, form, space and color. The tools of the trade have changed from paints, canvas and an easel to a computer, software and printer.

Working now in a digital environment my background allows a mix of thinking when approaching an image. I still think in terms of traditional media. I think of color in terms of paint, washes and stained canvas. Colors are layered and built up as in a painting but they are now layered in an electronic file for easy manipulation and change.

I find working with digital imagery an exciting approach to creating unique works of art. Working with pixels and electronic brushes allows experimentation and discovery of new and refreshing approaches.

The final works are printed on an Epson 9800 using ultrachrome K3 Inks on archival quality canvas or art paper.

My list of favorite artists is far too long to list but a couple that I think influenced and helped shape my current body of work are Wassily Kandinski and Joan Miro. I admire their use of vibrant color and the freedom with which each line and shape are executed in an effort to present to the viewer an image never before seen. I love to stand in front of their paintings and visually explore their extraordinary talent.