Dot art animals

I always found it strange that artists create very beautiful but complicated pictures, like hyperrealism, to show something, that people can easily see themselves. So I just tried to create paintings reflecting the character of different animals using a very simple technique. For me, it's not important, how art is made, but the most valuable thing is what people feel when they look at the painting.

Best viewed on black background Gecko created by repetitive pattern of dots. I used the end of wooden pencils, small toothpicks and Q-tips to create the various dot sizes. Inspiration was Australian aboriginal dot painting art and my own fascination with dots, repetition, circles, patterns and the rhythm caused when they are combined. I also have a passion for geckoes, their behavior, look, skin patterns and body design. Material tempera paint and construction paper. Not very permanent…

Dot art cat and butterfly, night sky, sunrise, 8x8 canvas