During the Easter break I have been working on four smaller canvases. In a smaller studio, with smaller brushes in shorter bursts of time. A timely gear change, it will be interesting to see them together with the other paintings when college reopens next week.
Reading through the blogs I can feel the tension mounting as artists approach the end of their final projects. I am approaching the end of level 5 (part time) and quite apprehensive about showing only just recently completed work. Will there be enough time to reflect and evaluate before a public hanging? I suspect though, that this sense of pressure, deadlines and doubt are a continual part of the artist’s working life. I have been struck by the high level of output of some of the visiting artists who have given talks at college, working for future exhibitions, on new ideas, collaborating on projects. The current pace we are experiencing is probably necessary to be a part of what is happening out there. If I had not set myself the challenge of the exhibition for the Professional Practice module, I would have not experienced the scaling up my activities, and pushed myself out of the comfort of my college studio space, or maybe, even thought that I could.
Best wishes everyone.
My exhibition entry-Norden Farm Centre for the Arts
https://nordenfarm.org/?tmpl=event&e_id=8913&nfs=S…
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