I’m back into the swing of things now, after being a bit thrown by last week’s tutorial. To generate some new ideas I cut up a photo of one of my paintings from October, and created lots of collages, taking into account my tutor’s advice about simplicity and awkwardness in the paintings.
Several new pieces have sprung from this, including a series of 6 small paintings on mirrored tiles. So far I think these are quite effective, the only downside is having to look at myself constantly while I paint them!
I feel good about this new direction in my work, especially now I’ve finally braved the tech workshop and cut into the board I’m working on. These paintings have only just been started, but I like the introduction of physical negative space into the paintings. Will gauge the reaction of my peers properly in my group crit tomorrow morning…
