{"title":"Alex Cussons - Local Artist","description":"\u003cp class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003eMy earliest memories are of colouring pens, poster paints and reams of used computer paper my father brought home from work. I was kept busy for hours happily making things and experimenting with colours. This creative period continued throughout my schooling and later at Leeds University, where I studied textile design. A short career followed as a Yarn Designer before marriage and 3 children, so therefore painting went on the back burner for a couple of decades.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003eThe children grew up, the house became quiet, and suddenly there was time to dust off the old paintbrushes and see what I could do with them. Coincidentally, I was given a set of soft pastels by a dear friend, I could not believe the amount of luscious pigment in a stick of chalk! This opened up a new medium to explore.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003eIn my paintings, I have combined my love of colour and nature, focusing on light, shadows and their influence on chroma, form and texture. I primarily work from reference photos, sketching out the subject by hand or using line drawings. Next, I apply an under-painting of light and dark colours, providing a road map and value study for the next layers of pastel. Further layers of pastels and pastel pencils are added, building up depth and texture until the painting is finished.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003eIf you would like any more information about my artwork, or are interested in commissioning a painting, please contact me directly by phone: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003e07725894720\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003e or email: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003ecussons539@btinternet.com\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"\u003e to discuss the best composition and lighting for your portrait.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"highlander","title":"Highlander","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cimg\u003eOriginal by Alex Cussons\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSoft and hard pastel on pastelmat board\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWidth: 67cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHeight: 48cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Home Company Skipton","offers":[{"title":"Default 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