Entries by M J Forster

Miniature Colour Abstracts

  Here are 6 of my latest original colour abstract watercolours. These paintings represent the very first studies into what is a completely novel way of working with the medium. I’m using masking tape alongside hand painted lines. As with everything to do with watercolour it has it’s limitations however I’m working my way around […]

September Trees Medium

Here are 8 of my latest original watercolours. I’m exploring some new ideas and techniques. Most of them have been painted with a masked edge. All are roughly 48 x 33cm. 1   2   3   4   5   6 78

September Trees

Here are 9 of my latest original watercolours. I’m exploring some new ideas and techniques. All of them have been painted with a masked edge. All are roughly 30 x 22cm. 1   2   3   4 5 6 7 8 9   10 11    

New work April 8th 2017

Here are six of my latest fractal watercolours. All of them are completed in three different stages and originate entirely from primary colour. All are original and are 50 x 70cm. email me at info@mjforster.com for more information 1 Arrow. Stage 1 always starting from the centre yellow to red. Stage 2 Blue to yellow […]

Fractals Spring 2017

These are huge watercolours 150 x 100cm. There based on 600 5cm square cubes. Completed in 12 colours based on this colour wheel They are completed in three stages, the first set here is the 4 colours in the red/orange spectrum. The second stage adds the 4 colours in the yellow/green spectrum Finally the final […]

New Book

Colour has always been a major interest of mine. The past few months I’ve been working on the concept of colour contrast based around a simple 12 point colour wheel. What you see below is a prototype 26 page book detailing the various colour combinations that can be achieved using a cube. Broadly using two […]

Epic Colour contrast

A quick insight into the construction of this 100 x 165 cm original watercolour. It’s based on a cube constructed from a 5 cm grid. I’m using 12 colours essentially based on a simple 12 point colour wheel. Here they are mixed up in there glasses.       The entire piece is composed of […]

Colour Contrast

This latest set of work is in its early stages. Essentially I’m looking into colour and the various ways it can be used to create contrasts. I’ve started with a simple 12 point set of colours beginning of course with the primary colours featured below. Initially I have chosen an isometric format to work with. […]

Shattered Watercolours

This new work is all from 2016. I’ve always been intrigued by cutting and  rearranging images. All of these are original watercolours in both my Uberpainting and traditional style. The paintings are  mounted onto foam board so they have a 3-dimensional aspect. If you are interested in any one of them prices on asking. Email […]

The Northumbria Coast

  Here are some of my 2016 original watercolour paintings of the Northern castles and cathedrals. Currently featured are Dunstanburgh, Bamburgh and Lindisfarne castles as well as Durham Cathedral. Any questions email me at info@mjforster.com   1 Dunstanburgh 22 x 30 inches 2 Durham 22 x 30 inches     3 Bamburgh 15 x 22 […]