Hey, so my paintings are shaping up a bit now. I had originally aimed to have around thirty large paintings to choose from to have in my final show but for a number of reasons I think I will aim for at least ten instead.
– It’s expensive being a painter! Spectrum mediums are difficult to get hold of but just lovely to work with.
– I only have limited space in my Studio in Uni and spending so much time with oil fumes can’t be good! So have been branching out of my studio into the first year space when they are not around. I’ll do what I can to get this done.
I’m getting a rhythm going with my preparation and painting. I have two paintings on the go at the moment, three in the priming process, I have to stretch one and build two more. So when I get stuck for ideas, there’s always something I can do, even if it is just creating beautiful surfaces to play with.
Has anyone thought about what they would like to do after uni?
I went to a seminar in Oriel Myrddin this morning which was about making the most out of empty buildings.
It is more beneficial to the landlords of empty properties to lend the space to non-profit organisations such as artists for studios than to leave them as they have to pay a fee for leaving them empty. It’s also great for the artists to get together in a safe regular space too.
