Kristian Mumford » Bill

"Bill", was selected as part of the FAV15% (jury's favorite 15% of the entries) in the May 2017 BoldBrush Painting competition.

Background

Kristian describes his artistic process as “sculpturing and pulling the form out of the linen,” much as a sculpture releases the form from the earth. His imaginative and unusual perspective frames his work with the deepest ability to project how he sees the beauty in the world, formed by shadow and light.  His mastery of charcoal and oils deepens the story and intimacy of his work, as the resulting soft texture, color shifts, and granulation reveal the warm feeling of light as well as the whispers of light air. As he minimizes detail, the abstract shapes and surface of the paper reveal his deep connection with the process.