Patrick Caulfield

Patrick Caulfield was born on 29th January 1936 and died at the age of 69yrs in 2005.  He was buried in Highgate Cemetary and his grave stone reflects the abstract style in which he painted.  He is renowned for painting flat colours with black outlines which look simplistic and commercial in value. www.artycity.com/biography/Patrick-Caulfield. 
He studied at the Chelsea School of Art from 1956-1960 along with David Hockney and Allen Jones.  He later returned to Chelsea as a teacher and in 1964 he exhibited his work at the London's Whitechapel Gallery which earned him a reputation in 'Pop Art'.  His still life Autumn Fashion viewed on www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/walker/collections/20c/caulfield.aspx is a good example of flat colour and bold lines, it is an interior painting of perhaps a kitchen and the oysters on the plate are painted in realistic details and everything else is in bold flat colours. 
During the mid seventies his work became more complex and with added realism with After Lunch being an example. www.tate.org.uk/servlet/ViewWork?workid=2086  The whole picture except the painting behind the fish tank is done in a flat blue colour with black outline.  The picture behind the fish tank was copied meticulously from a photograph using the grid method. (D.Chandle, J.Collins,J.Welchman, The Technics of the Modern Artist. Grenwich Editions 2001) I think that he has combined traditional painting with comtempory art with stunning effect.  He has painted an area in pale blue which draws the eye to the staircase indicating that this is an upstairs room, very clever.  I have really enjoyed looking at this picture.  I am going to the Tate Gallery in July and will certainly try and see the picture while I am there.
His White Ware work were mainly screen prints and a selection can be viewed on
http://www.alancristea.com/collectionimages.php?a=86&g=464  They are very simplistic and the use of negative space with the 'white jug' is very effective and brilliantly executed.

In 1987 he was nominated for the Turner Prize and in 1987 was awarded the CBE.  He died in 2005.

This is my attempt at a picture in the style of Patrick Caulfield in ink.  I don't think it will impress anyone! But it was fun to do and I think that I will experiment with negative space in the future.