Michael Smither's - Poet's Bridge

Poet's Bridge by Michael Smither

For art this week Room 15 studied the print by NZ artist Michael Smither called Poet's Bridge. The print is a collage of small prints that all include an aspect of the bridge which is situated in Pukekura Park, New Plymouth. The bridge has a long history and is actually named after a horse that won a race and earned a lot of money for the man who commissioned the bridge. For more information click here
We studied this print closely and noticed how Smither blended colours together to show shadow, light and reflection. We practiced blending colours from dark to light on strips of paper before we started our work. Each of us choose a portion of the print to paint each. Here's how they turned out.


Poet's Bridge by Room 15