It's been nice here this week. I've started to deconstruct and layer up some photos of my work, the idea being that I will be trying it on a larger scale with a proper piece of work soon, this will probably also end up being a cube structure too by the looks of my experiments. Talking of cubes, thanks for your comment last time Helen, that was useful. I'm getting ready to build a larger cube thing that will have a more useful relationship with the rest of my work, it's a fun way of working when you've been painting in 2D for years, although this is by no means 3D I guess. I've also got hold of a small projector that I'm going to be experiementing with, this will add another dimension to my work and is something that I've wanted to try for years. I'm looking forward to seeing how projected and maybe moving images will sit within my work.
Another passing comment by a friend of mine has stuck in my head this week, she said that my work is becoming more concerned with the materials that I use, whereas I'd always used markmaking techniques to create layers, I'm now using different fabrics and wooden boards. Maybe I am actually 'growing up' as an artist, maybe it's seeing the kind of work that the kids in the school are doing, and my reaction to it.
Other than that I've been having a crack at some proposal writing and I've also managed to get to a few big exhibitions, Gerhard Richters portraits were ace, and I got a lot from them, but the Picasso show was an odd experience, it was as busy as one of those trendy bars on a Saturday night, not ideal for viewing art, but what can you do.
