Artist Kit Glaiyser Video blog 9-8-11
In this video blog, artist Kit Glaiyser walks through several works from his new "ocean series," describing the visual goals and technical choices behind each piece. He explains how he seeks to convey wave volume, transparency, and light, and how he renders foreground elements such as pebbles, sand, and surf "roots" to evoke the feeling of the shoreline. Glaiyser details his color strategy, including the deliberate introduction of blue hints against grey tones, and his process of masking the horizon to achieve a clean line. He notes that the paintings are loosely based on his own photo collages, using them as structural references while improvising around key elements—sometimes keeping a wave open, other times depicting it broken—to balance realism with artistic interpretation. The monologue provides insight into his compositional thinking, material handling, and the improvisational mindset that guides his work.
