Doig is GOD
Flew to Edinburgh to see the Doig exhibition. Absolutely awe-inspiring. He manages to combine elements of abstract,figurative,impressionistic,sublime and even conceptual art in each of the enormous canvases on display. Also the backup work of drawings,etchings, & photographs simply add to the story and to my admiration of his work.
It’s given me so much to think about in regard to my own practice. Not to mention the delicious visit to Jamie’s Italien of course !!! Decided I love Edinburgh. An added bonus was to be there during The Fringe too.
Val Jones BA Hons Way to go??
After the Degree Show I expected to suffer a feeling of anticlimax so to avert this I planned a trip to Catterline to see where Joan Eardley lived and painted. It successfully kick-started my post-uni work with a plein-air painting of Bamburgh Castle, sketches of people on a beach in Sunderland and a vivid green painting of the Catterline cliffs with Eardleys hunckered-down cottages on a sunlit,misty skyline. a magical visit !
But – the anticlimax was simply delayed and now I feel very alone with no fellow-students to share a coffee and a chat about the work. The dreaded ‘net-working’ and search for an outlet, a residency; a project has to begin. Where to start???
