I am a figurative painter that is influenced by traditional portrayals of the female nude. My work is an attempt to absorb variations of human expression, and create my own interpretation using my own imagination and emotion to power my work. Creating a piece of work that throughout its process, has the freedom to change and take on a different shape and meaning. Anything is possible through change. Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection through art we can catch excellence.
With all the preparation for the deadline of work and preparation of work ready for the degree show i forgot to add my drawings i had made in my sketch book.
The degree show was a big hit. Loads of people turned up, everyone had good feedback, including myself. I was so pleased with the positive reactions to my work and appreciation i was shown, that it was overwhelming. It has made me appreciate more about the work i have created and what it cam bring to people.
For the past week the studios have been really busy, and I have managed in this time to paint my walls and the floor in my area. Extra work included painting the floor for Louise (another L6 student) as she is away for the degree show. Once that had all dried Ive managed to hang my work. But this has been a challenge to say the least. I’ve had problems with the fishing wire that is attached to the canvas and the wall that allows the image to be displayed at an angle. Getting them to synchronize was extremely challenging and I had to get another L6 student (Katherine) to help me. But now that it is all over i am extremely happy with what i have achieved.
With the canvas partially dried i tried to sketch an image onto the canvas but because the paint was still wet this wasn’t happening. I used a small paintbrush to engrave in the outline of my image with the use of some black acrylic paint and transported the image to the studio to finish off. When i placed the canvas next to my current canvases that where displayed in my degree space i was surprised to see that they flowed together and a few of my peers also commented and agreed that the texture behind the image was interesting because you can still see the pointillism piece through the paint. This was a pleasant surprise and without realizing i had created something with meanings behind it that connected and flowed with my current images displayed without even realizing. So i waited for it to dry and hung the canvas at an angle using fishing wire, hooks and eyes in the same way as the previous two canvases.
Maat:- (Roman)- Goddess of wisdom, medicine and craft. Her name is linked to the Latin words which means “intellect”, suggesting the intelligence and inventiveness of this ancient goddess.
Like Hera i tried to create a mirrored image of Ceres in pointillism. Unfortunately the degree show has been creeping up so quickly that i had to admit defeat and change the image rather than leaving it half finished. the next step was to cover the image up with magnolia so that i could sketch a new image onto the canvas.
