Blue Tang
Pastel on Paper
Drawing by Paoling Rees
Blue tangs are easy to spot, thanks to their characteristically vibrant colorations of royal blue and canary yellow. They may look relatively harmless, but when in danger they can raise a pair of razor-sharp, venomous spines on either side of their tails. The fish then whip their bodies from side to side, threatening to stab predators with their toxin-tipped stingers.
I used oil pastels and worked in a "naïve" style with wild imaginations to show the natural beauty, emotion and pure conceptual ideas. I enjoyed creating the adorable blue tang and hope this cute sea creature will bring a smile to your face.
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Dimensions
Original artwork 21cm (W) x 29.7cm (H)
With a light wood effect design with a fresh white trim - Kroft Grey Wood Effect Frame 36.5cm (H) x 27.8cm (W) x 1.5cm (D)
Original Created
2024
Subjects
Sea Creature
Materials
Black Paper
Styles
Contemporary, Naïve
Mediums
Pastel
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Paoling Rees
Taiwanese-born Paoling Rees’ work is characterised by the range of using the vibrant colours and simple shapes to convey moments and feelings about real or imagined semi-abstract landscapes. Paoling also works in a "naïve" style with wild imaginations to show the natural beauty, emotion and pure conceptual ideas.
Paoling, based in England, typically renders her works using acrylic on rice paper (or Xuan paper, originating in ancient China), markers, colour pencils and oil pastels on paper.
Paoling earned a BSc at National Taiwan University of Arts. After moving to the U.K., she completed a master’s degree at the University of Southampton. Working as a freelance artist and designer, her practice has developed in the exploration of art and print design.
At the heart of Paoling’s pieces is the palpable persistence in her response to colour. Colour is emotion, colour is memory, colour has its language. And we are all invited to hear what they are saying.