This is a revamp of an old painting I did last year. My theme has been to mix earthy materials such as chalk, dust and tissue with paint and make a three dimensional piece of art inspired by the natural world. It’s not just artists that influence me but all the people in the studio. The urge to make work and be better is such a big push and this piece shows what I can do given an hour or two and a quiet studio.
This is a combination of all the techniques that I have been using. Here you can see dripping, dust sprinkling, palette knife scratches, pouring and the same use of earthy colours and textures.
Writing this I worry that my work is so process based that it lacks any meaning at all. But to me this series of work I have created is my first honest showing of my technique and interests and how they are interlinked.
These images are of a darker state of mind, a feeling of isolation yet warmth. The attempt of light coming through he dark facade that is shown upfront. Deep browns and black make for the majority of this canvas with the warmer tones coming from tan and yellows. My earlier posts study that of a journey made by my paint and all my pieces have this in mind. My aim is to capture the path that paint/chalk/water makes when let free of their hold. This is the justification of my work being very spontaneous and every piece is a one off, how posh that sounds.
I have also realised recently how much music influences my work and how I have a certain playlist I listen to whilst making work and maybe this means something. My work mirrors that of the somber relaxed music I find essential to making work, musicians such as Coldplay, Ben Howard, London Grammar, Paolo Nutini and The XX, all easy listening music that is kind of acoustic and intriguing. They all make you think which is why I believe they connect with me. Like art, I love delicate voices and singers such as Ellie Golding and Birdy who both have angelic qualities. It’s like my art could have been a song, there is the beginning of my thoughts, the middle and climax, and the after thoughts, where you reflect on what you’ve heard or in this case seen. A nice analogy I think…
Is is my work progressing enough?
is music something I should look into?
earthy materials?
brick dust?
should I film myself making art?
The next few weeks are going to be jam packed….
