Possible Mentor- John Olsen

John Olsen is an Australian artist, born in January 1928. He lived in Bondi Beach, Sydney with his family where his life long obsession with Sydney Harbour began. He has studied at many art schools around Australia and Europe. He is best known for his colourful works with inks. I think of him as a possible mentor because I enjoy his use of colours in his pieces and the use of line throughout, it gives the pieces a sense of movement.

This image here is one of his well known works 'Five Bells' from 1963. I really love the use of an analogous colour scheme and the movement created by the many different types of lines he has used. I think this could be possible inspiration for my major works.