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Tom Marine and Christine Relton
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Tom studied at Byam Shaw and Chelsea College of Art. Christine gained a Fine Art Degree from Lancaster based on time spent in India. They have collaborated sine 1996.
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We work together on the same canvas. The paintings can be described as representational in that we start with an idea of a real place or event, usually based on some where we’ve been or something that happened - travel features a lot as the colours and images are stronger and more memorable.
We’ll decide what we want to paint and draw out rough ideas on the canvas together, then start painting it. Usually one will paint for a while and then the other will take over. There usually comes a point where the painting kind of takes on a life of its own.
It usually involves a lot of over painting and adjustment and the good thing about working together is it stops you from getting too stale or too precious about the work. We always use acrylic paint for the same reason - it dries fast and allows a lot of manipulation and re-painting. The most successful pieces end up as more a representation of feeling rather than of specific place.
We consider it finished when the balance feels right and the colour works. The idea is to leave the viewer to interpret to a certain degree what they are looking at and leave space for their ideas to give meaning to the painting.
Tom Marine and Christine Relton exhibit and sell in Britain and the USA and are currently based in Otley, Yorkshire.
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