b'colofueraftulr ep ehrosuosneResene LureResene Spotlightinto the light Top Artist Philip Liggins has mastered an old art form.Above The combination of paint and glass produces an intensity of colour Fantasy and reality, dark and light all weave throughand luminous quality to the art.Left The artwork that won the local the lustrous artworks of this Palmerston North artist. Resene competition.I ts an art form used centuries ago on icons and sacral paintings, butstarted painting because of its durability, low odour and stickability. artist Philip Liggins uses the technique of reverse painting on glassHe also likes the huge range of colours. He currently has 300 pots of to great effect today.colour on the go.Everything is the opposite to traditional painting on canvas. TheAn afnity for wildlife and a quirky use of unusual materials are strong signature, details and foreground work, such as trees or birds ying,componentsofPhilipsworkforexample,theheavilytextured are painted rst. And when theyre dry, I paint the next layer, like thepainting of an armadillo, which curves around the spiked teeth of a sky, over the dry foreground work. The art is done in layers, from thecircular saw blade. It took around two weeks to complete. signature and foreground rst, to the background last. His paintings of exotic jungle animals, dogs and horses have a nave, Philips nished work is viewed from the front, unpainted side. The glassrefreshing simplicity, with a strong use of pattern, much like the work of serves as a support and a protective surfacealmost like a varnish.French Post-Impressionist painter, Henri Rousseau, (1844-1910). These The result is a bright, clear colour since the paint is not absorbed ascontrast strongly with the theatrical, fantasy gures of his other work. I it would be if applied to canvas, wood or paper. The combination ofparticularly like the work of UK-based fantasy artist, Chris Achilleos, who paint and glass produces an intensity of colour and luminous qualitycreates artwork for the Fighting Fantasy game-book series. that you dont see in other mediums. Choosing the colours used isPhilip is currently working on a commissioned painting, but his next therefore very important, says Philip. artworks will feature different forms of marine life, such as octopus Philip chose the art form not long after completing a Certicateand shark, with the circular saw blade as a base material.in Foundation Visual Arts in 1991, at UCOL (formerly ManawatuPhilipsartworkcanbefoundatmarketsintheManawatuand Polytechnic).ItwaswinningalocalReseneArtContestruninHorowhenua regions, at Mama Maternity, an arts and crafts retail Palmerston North in 2008, however, that inspired him to continueoutlet to be opened shortly in Feilding, Manawatu, or he can be painting. His winning painting of an adult penguin with its youngcontacted on 021 154 9606. offspring has a strong ecology theme and is painted in various shadeswords Vivienne Baileypictures Brendan Lodgeof bluePhilips favourite colour!ResenePhilip has used Resene paint, usually the small testpots, ever since IWhite Thunder61'