Howick, Kwa-Zulu Natal Midlands, South Africa
18 Sangster Road Howick
A selection of beautifully rendered original pencil artworks and fine art prints by Vincent Reid, a full time artist based in Howick in the beautiful KwaZulu-Natal Midlands of South Africa.
"I will always endeavour to have first-hand experience of everything that I draw." - Vincent Reid
In this series I use the dark background to emphasize dimensions of space which my subjects occupy whilst keeping the focus sharply on the subject itself. The challenge over the years has always been how best to anchor my drawings within a context, short of drawing in all the bush, horizons, earth and sky surrounding the animal, all of which can easily detract from the main subject.
The black "sky" and stylized horizon line create a sense of space or depth out of which the subject can emerge.
Vincent Reid
Born and raised on a farm in Zimbabwe, my weekends and school holidays were spent in the hills or along the rivers of the family farm. Pencil is my medium of choice as it is a direct medium through which I can express the tones, contrasts and textures of my subjects. I aim to capture those moments which represent the essence of the African outdoor experience. I am inspired by the textures of nature and pencil allows me to incrementally build those textures out of my paper. Each piece is a representation of my own personal experience and I will always endeavor to experience firsthand everything that I draw.