Zdzislaw Beksinski

Here are some works of art by my favourite painter, Zdzislaw Beksinski. Each image demonstrates a use of shades and tints in a different way. The first image features a bold yellow tone in contrast to murky shades of green and blue, making it very strong visually. The second is more subtle with colour but has a strong and rich orangey brown hue at its centre surrounded by tints and shades and desaturated browns. This gives it an interesting earthy quality and the image has a warm feel to it ignoring the subject matter, which upon inspection depicts desperation and deprivation, as with many of this artist's paintings. The final painting focuses on contrast through an entire range of shades and tints and as a result is very striking.