Every time I write this blog I realise how quickly time is slipping by, and how much I still have to do by the end of the course!
I am currently concentrating on writing my dissertation. However, I recently had my work professionally photographed. I decided that it was worth the money to do this, especially as I know very little about photography and I am usually unhappy with the photos I take of my paintings.
The session was held at Motorcade/FlashParade gallery in Bristol, and lasted for half an hour. It was certainly worth the £30 fee as I now have high quality images of my work to put into my dissertation, catalogue and onto my website.
In the next few days our MA group plan to meet to discuss more practical matters about our MA show.
The fundraising event is now less then three weeks away! I have received about 100 postcards for the event, but hope to receive a lot more before the event itself. Fingers crossed it will be a good event!
I have had my last session at uni for the Spring term. I’ve suddenly realised that after the Easter break, there are only three weeks until the hand in of our dissertation and catalogue. This is nerve wracking stuff!
In terms of the dissertation – I think that is on track. Apart from one thing. My tutor has stated at the bottom of the draft I gave him – “are you a faux naive painter, a naive painter a ‘bad’ painter, a ‘good bad’ painter or a ‘bad bad’ painter?” I thought I was a ‘good bad’ painter who painted in a ‘faux naive’ style, but since looking at the likes of Philip Guston, who definately was a good bad painter, I really don’t think I can place myself anywhere near his level. The more I look at it, the more it appears that I am simply an artist with naive painting style. Oh dear.
We have all began planning in earnest for the MA show. It has all become a bit manic, as there is apparently some debate as to whether we are able to have a small space at Spike as well as at Motorcade/FlashParade.
A good thing, however, is that the fundraising secret postcard event is coming on really well. So far we have received over 80 postcards, and that is still with almost a month left to go! http://sixbyfourexhibition.blogspot.co.uk/
