We’re almost at the end of the second week of term (scary- only 4 weeks of working time left!) and as I’d hoped it’s good to be making work again.
I’ve finally finished the first of the mirror diptychs, which I’m quite happy with, though it needs a polish! It’s interesting to be introducing new themes into my work.
The mirror idea came from a strange memory I have of being in a mirror maze with my twin sister when we were younger and still wore the same clothes, and not being able to tell which of the hundreds of people reflected all around me were her or my reflection. I liked the idea of looking into this feeling of disorientation, and how our sight can play tricks on us. I’ve combined this with my drawings based on snowflakes, playing around with symmetry/asymmetry, as in the landscape-format painting I’ve just started.
Another project that’s just begun is having very simple forms cut out of board and stuck directly onto the wall, as shaped paintings. I made a few collages as ideas for these, based on snowflake structures and satellite photographs, and started jigsawing and sanding pieces of board this afternoon. I’m planning to draw into them a bit, but want them to stay quite pure, focusing on form and colour.
I’ve been looking at Trevor Bell’s work again because of his shaped canvases and emphasis on colour. I find his work mesmerising, particularly the ones with retina-melting colour schemes! As I was researching, I found out that he’s exhibiting in St. Ives starting tomorrow… so that’s my Saturday planned!
