What another busy week I’ve just had. Made lots of decisions about my work and started some new paintings. Intend six at present, two groups of three – people I know and people I don’t know.
I had a good chat with a tutor from last year about an MA option, it kind of turned into a tutorial and I was reminded of some important aspects of my work that I really have been taking for granted and I should probably be emphasizing more.
The fact that I make numerous decisions before I even get the paintbrush to the canvas, that my work is about multiples, differences and commonalities. I always start from a photograph, a group of photographs, I carefully decide on surface, size, and medium. I examine the photos, work out what links are there and decide on where to crop them. There is always repetition, multiples, rarely a one painting.
I look at how a group comes together and how the individual fits into the group.
I also had an academic tutorial and this newfound insight helped my current tutor understand my work more, we have both moved our thinking on. Amazing the feeling you get when the light bulb goes on :O)
