Femme Bleue 1

As the name suggests, this piece depicts a female portrait in hues of rich blue India ink. Breaking from his tradition style, this piece demonstrates a new direction for Ro of looser lines and the introduction of colour through blue India ink. For the first time in his art practice, charcoal has taken a secondary role in this mixed media approach and is used to bring finer details and hint at loose flowing suggestive lines while the vibrant blue India ink gives shape to the face and delivers a unique background form.

61x91cm India Ink and charcoal on canvas

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Ro Geddes...-Is a Sydney based charcoal artist.-Left his Engineering career to pursue his passion for fine art.-Has squashed a tomato on a stranger's face at La Tomatina.-Was absorbed by the creative pursuits of drawing, painting, and woodwork from an early age.-Is a keen observer of human nature, taking great inspiration from the gestures of people as they interact with their environment.-Has saved a girl from drowning in the Ionian Sea.-Swam with sharks in Belize.-Is attracted to the ocean and the properties of liquids, attempting to capture their dynamism, reflection and transparency in his work.-Has a tattoo of a scene from Ernest Hemmingway's 'The Old Man and the Sea'.-Has cooked marshmallows over a volcano in Guatemala.-Prefers the charcoal medium for its ability to carry tone and texture, and its versatility to be manipulated to convey varied emotion.-Has spent a night in lock-up in San Diego.-Is doing what he loves