Dawn Austin - Alleycat

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In contrast to last week’s slightly delayed Pic (Hey, it was deadline, okay? :D) here is something completely different. I love a bit of cyberpunk, it’s a great excuse to experiment with painting the unique properties of neon light for a start. Dawn has carried this off very well - the alleyway scene is bathed in different light colours, but she has taken advantage of the fact that different coloured lights become whiter and more pearlescent when the light sources mix. The contrast of this nimbus of light with the deliberately seedy alley scene and gritty textures is fantastic - the main subject’s leather jacket in particular is beautifully done. In her comments Dawn says that she wanted to paint something reminiscent of BladeRunner and this is definitely that - we’d love to see a bigger version!









