Adam Lister has gotten attention for his 8-bit watercolor paintings and in this series, put together by our friends at Faith is Torment, there are a few of Lister’s takes on the classics like Seurat, and Hopper. It’s a modern day ode to Cubism but also has aspects of early Nintendo games with their blocky graphics.
I start with a pencil drawing, blocking in a few of the bigger components of my composition. Then I look to build the initial sketch into a strictly angular and geometric description of the subject, using only vertical and horizontal lines. A circle becomes a square, a diagonal becomes a staircase, and the translation of the original idea is rearranged through an 8-Bit inspired visual language. I find that the transparent and subtle qualities of watercolor paint on heavyweight cold press paper present a nice contrast to the rigid structure of the each picture.
You can see more of Adam’s work at his website. – See more at: http://www.faithistorment.com/2014/06/paintings-by-adam-lister.html#sthash.0kPz8eIA.dpuf
(via Faith is Torment)