It’s been a productive if tiring week, finishing off bits and bobs in the studio as well as writing exhibition proposals and filling in lots of forms.
On the plus side, I’ve completed my cut-board series of paintings, as well as being very nearly there with my larger one, all of which I’m more pleased with than I thought I would be. I can’t really put my finger on why that is, but it’s nice to come into the studio in the morning and be excited by what you’re doing, rather than daunted.
I’ve also started bringing my ideas about mirrors and symmetry to fruition, though only just. It’s interesting painting on mirror because you can also scratch into it, though I am having difficulty finding a secure way of getting them on the wall.
I’ve made the most of the studios being empty in the first week of the Easter break by moving all my paintings around and connecting them with pins and thread. This was an idea I began to look into a while ago but haven’t really had the space to explore while everyone is around and my paintings were still wet. I’m interested in the idea of extending the drawn elements of the work beyond the 2D, and creating a new way of guiding the viewer’s eye around the space.
Today is the last day the studios are open, so I’m off back to Torquay tomorrow. I’m planning to do lots of drawing and research in my 2.5 weeks at home, and then come back and have a big burst of painting…
