Taking artist research further

After looking at Turner, along with other influential artists, I began work on a small series that could become a part of the final installation space, regarding it suits the atmosphere and theme.
I do feel that Turner is encompassing the feelings I wish to convey in my final installation, looking at location for inspiration but working with emotion. It is funny how different some of the small paintings appear because they were painted when I was in varying states, either calm, as I was when producing the first few, or frustration and exhaustion, which are occurring more and more as the project draws to a close.

Earliest paintings

More recent. The colours begin to get much more interesting
here. It must be the exhaustion talking!

I definitely prefer the later outcomes and it has been mentioned in peer feedback that they do portray a stronger sense of emotion. 

Alongside these paintings I have been working on a large piece that incorporates the human form. It will be interesting to begin pairing up the paintings to see how these ideas and themes come together in the final space.

J. M. W. Turner

Turner was one of the most renowned artists of his time and even today, this title does not seem to have faded. Each and every painting is so fascinating, with beautiful colours and compositions, which never fail to be provoking.
For me, when I look at a Turner painting, there is so much emotion and thought: calm seas suggesting peace or silence, stormy seas alluding to an inner turmoil, there is so much to be said for the artists craft. I do gain a strong sense of isolation from theses scenes - solitary focal points surrounded by sheer expanses of colour - "Dawn after the Wreck" certainly has a sense of isolation or abandonment, a lone dog surrounded by extensive miles of sea and no apparent life elsewhere.

"Dawn After the Wreck"

On a trip out on location, I visited Cleethorpes beach, on possibly one of the warmest days of the year, therefore the location was packed full of visitors, much to my annoyance. I wanted photos alluding to isolation, not easily done when there is people everywhere.
Nevertheless, I persevered and managed to to gather successful photos inspired by Turner's seascapes, that were completely void of people, despite the masses outside of the frame.
I have a number of photos from this day that mimic the compositions of Turner's work - using an isolated figure and only using what is already there, not adding anything in to make the photos look a specific way.

Cleethorpes beach. 

Here, the fort is so very far away and the rest of the beach appears to be derelict, with not a breath of life. There is something powerful in this and I do feel this is so very much inspired by Turner.
This is a photograph of the photo and I am surprised by how well it has translated on the screen. I edited the photos to get a feel more like a painting as opposed to the true colours of the scenesm I felt this void of colour would add to the atmosphere. In photographing the image, it looks almost like an old photograph which makes it feel all the more impactful. Even the accidental oil paint smudges work in favour of this.

With the photos I have gathered (and also observational work produced on the day) it will be interesting to see how the influence continues into the actual paintings.


[EDIT]
After looking at Turner, along with other influential artists, I began work on a small series that could become a part of the final installation space, regarding it suits the atmosphere and theme.
I do feel that Turner is encompassing the feelings I wish to convey in my final installation, looking at location for inspiration but working with emotion.