Each week we will be showcasing the work of a student artist. If you would like your work to feature then please email arts@exepose.com.
This week’s Exehibition is Grace Bulaitis, with her incredible oil paintings of birds and nature.
I am currently in my third year of studying Animal Behaviour at Exeter. Although my degree may be heavily science based it has not overshadowed my interest in art. From a young age I have been fascinated by nature in all its shapes and forms and thus it is the primary inspiration for my paintings and photography.
I paint primarily in oils on a canvas background but I enjoy experimenting with mixing in natural materials such as sand, wood and dried vegetation. I enjoy painting both controlled pieces that focus on detail such as my bird portraits as well as larger, more surreal landscapes.
I appreciate a wide variety of art from Tracey Emin’s personal scribbles to Henry Moore’s flowing figure sculptures. My favourite artist is Kurt Jackson, a landscape painter and the artist in residence at Glastonbury festival, he has an amazing ability to capture light and intense detail whilst still creating wildly expressive paintings.
Besides oil painting I am also a keen wildlife photographer, I find capturing behaviour in photos highly satisfying and challenging. The new equipment available to photographers has opened up so many options for artistic photography and the future of digital art. I make an effort to see the ‘Wildlife Photographer Of The Year’ exhibition each year in London, which showcases the most stunning images from all around the world from both amateur and professional photographers. The RAMM museum in Exeter usually has pictures from the exhibition on show and I would recommend anyone with an interest in photography or nature to check it out.
After my degree I hope to continue in a more artistic direction. I hope one day I might be able to spark other people’s interest in the natural world and work to conserve wildlife for future generations to enjoy the way I do.
Grace Bulaitis
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