that stage of her life,” he says. “It’smore arbitrary but I wanted the bubbles to rise through the planes of the background, showing the surroundings, emotions and thoughts enveloped in a singlemoment.” Drawing on Pre-Raphaelite influences, Lying in A ShallowDreammirrors John Everett Millais’s Ophelia. Unlike other paintings in the collection, which feature floating bubbles, here the bubbles are subtly suggested in thewater, helping to keep themodel afloat. And romance and symbolismwill continue to play a key role in his art. Kinsman says he has begun to explore allegorism, nature and literary references, whichwill heavily influence the next phase of his work. “I love the bleakness, the drama, and I loveworking and re-working until I'm happywith the detail, colour and contrast of light and dark,” he says. “Seeing it come to life over time is the ultimate thrill of being an artist.” Another artist making his debut this spring for Washington Green is DavidRees . A former international development worker, the 27-year-old history of art graduate only took up art as a profession in the summer of 2013. “I feel like Alice falling down the hole,” he laughs. “I feel very fortunate to be given the chance to give it my all.” A lover of Italian renaissance art and contemporary artist AndrewSalgado’s large figurativeworks, Rees’s oils collection – Girl I and Girl II – use these influences to produce paintings that comprise intricate brushstrokes, building up layers of richness and texture, so that our eye constantlymoves around the canvas. “Oils went out of vogue but they are enjoying a renaissance, particularly in figurative art,” he says “I never set out to be a portrait artist – it’s all about the painting and the processes, the colours, the balance. Rather than a portrait, these are a reflection of human understanding and it makes it easier for people to read into it. “Itrytocreateapiecethat’s incomplete sothattheviewercanexplorethe image forthemselves.Forme, it’saboutgetting adrawingoutofthiscompletefigureand breaking itapartagain.” GALLERY The new collections from AndrewKinsman and David Rees are available now. Viewonline at castlegalleries.com
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