Christmas Wishlist: Yasmin Davidson
What Artists Like: Christmas Wishlist
Experiencing art is such a unique and special thing. What a person likes can reveal so much much about their inner world. For an artist, their taste can uncover hidden layers about what inspires and motivates their work.
We’ve been asking our artists to share the three works they’d include on their Christmas Wishlist. These are artworks they love and a few words why.
Today’s Christmas Wishlist is by Masters Artist Yasmin Davidson.
Yasmin is a painter who loves to travel, collecting stories along the way. She was born in Scotland and has lived in Canada, India and Australia, but is now settled at the very edge of the UK - on a set of islands off the northwest coast of Scotland known collectively as North Uist.
It’s interesting seeing the artworks Yasmin has selected. At first they are surprising, but they reveal so much about what inspires her own paintings: colour, pattern, mark-making and stories to unfold.
We hope you enjoy.
Christmas Wishlist
Maybe When I Get Bigger by Lindsay Mapes. 190 x 230 cm. Oil on canvas.
"I love this painting because of its textural surface. The thick paint strokes remind me of fabric and it almost mimics a tapestry or rug. I always see something different within the marks. Sometimes I see an image of a person on a bike, other times I see a tree. It has bold use of colours, it’s playful and fun. The simple colour palette evokes feelings of happiness!" - Yasmin Davidson
Bathers by Laura Gaiger. 35 x 28 cm. Oil on canvas.
“The simplicity of this painting is what first drew me in and the use of colour. The figures are gently resting under what appears to be a hot sun. It is brave to be able to use such gestural brush marks and to be able to convey a relatable image. Innocence and family holidays is what comes to my mind when viewing this beautiful dreamlike painting.” – Yasmin Davidson
Street Lamp Glow
60 x 60 cm | 23 x 23 in
Oil on clear perspex
“This painting is a warm image that reminds me of travelling. The colours and textures take me back to an apartment block that I briefly stayed in Jodhpur, India. The painting holds a sense of calm, away from the hustle and bustle of outside life. It’s an inviting image, it provides a respite. The deep colours and almost moving shadows draw my eye in and it makes me unwind in its soothing textures.”
– Yasmin Davidson
South Uist Croft House by Yasmin Davidson. 20 x 20 cm. Mixed media painting on board.
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