Spiral Abstract, acrylic on canvas

Our featured artist today is Phil Cummings. Phil’s works are extremely striking and at first might appear to have heavy outlines and simplistic shapes – but the way that the artist chooses to repeat shapes and create complex patterns out of simple figures makes these playful, psychedelic paintings almost fractal-like at times.

Jaguarundi, ink drawing

Phil uses a variety of media including acrylic paints, inks, and printmaking techniques. While block printing is one of the methods he employs, I find it interesting that many of his works in other mediums carry a similar print-like aesthetic.   In his acrylic paintings, Phil layers paint thickly onto masonite boards, and the result is a heavily textured, deeply saturated image – the smooth substrate providing the ability for clean lines and divisions between shadows and shapes.

Tut-Tut, cel painting

Phil’s portfolio at www.philcummingsart.com is packed with these and more visually exciting examples of his enthusiastic artwork.