For our Interim Exhibition, we had to do an online exhibition as we were unable to have a physical one due to Covid. As part of this, we did a Social Media take over in which each of use had […]
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I am currently looking at possibly going into a career in teaching after University. It has been a passion of mine for a few years now as I come from a family of teachers and so I have had a […]
How COVID-19 Has Changed Social Media Engagement | Sprout Social Following on from the previous post, I had a look at Sprout Social’s updated report on how Covid-19 has affected the most optimal times to use/post on different social media […]
These are my notes from visiting artist Steve Mcleod As a working artist it’s important to stay connected to groups of different kinds of people. Engage with the industry – be present and participate in what is going on around […]
https://sproutsocial.com/insights/best-times-to-post-on-social-media/ Today I have been looking into the analytics of social media. I wanted to find out more about the most optimal times to post something on different social media platforms. I found a really helpful website called Sprout Social […]
After completing the Charlie Mackesy murals and posting them on my Instagram account, I received a lot of interest from other staff members at the school who would like to have some other paintings in their departments. I have briefly […]
Link to video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXTs4XPChcE&list=WL&index=35&t=528s&ab_channel=ArtProf%3ACreate%26Critique These are my notes and what I took away from the video link above. In this video Professor Clara Lieu and Art Prof Teaching Artist Alex Rowe look at how Instagram, an excellent platform for artists, can […]
Twitter has a set layout, so the two twitter accounts feel very similar in terms of proportions. Bruce Gilden’s profile picture shows more personality as he is posing in a fun position however Mark Power has a profile picture where […]
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New beginnings in Lincoln with a very special studio visit (our two kids).
It dawned on me that all my paid commercial work is human centered but my fine art is generative, or made by chance, or performative using plastic cats as the actors. There is little human contact in the core of my fine art.
I will be discussing my posts and reasoning for the Artstation Instagram takeover to promote our Congruous Exhibition in Feb 2021. I did some research for the Professional Practice 2 module in regards to the best time to post on […]
In the final installation of work for the Congruous Exhibition with the Artstation, these are the final posters used. I made each individual an array of poster styles for posting on facebook, instagram and on websites and for a physical […]
Link to Congruous Exhibition on the Artstation Website: https://theartstation.uk/exhibition/congruous/ Link to Congruous film on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tp-6kOtYvcU ‘Transcend the Cube’ from 4m30s to 6m10s. Link to Artstation Instagram to view posts on the page: https://instagram.com/the_artstation?utm_medium=copy_link Images used for the Crit: I […]
Colours blending and dripping into each other Handrail disrupts the imagery Landscape format Painting directly onto a wall Urgency to it 360 on the stairs Abstracted imagery different perspectives Marks and colours fluid bird wings movement Focus in on specific […]
Images shown for the Crit Notes taken from the Crit: Variety of lines and mark making that engages the interest Large fluid strokes, short marks, long marks, drippy marks, big swirls Remind of under the sea Tree of life […]
Notes taken during the virtual visit from artist Graham Crowley: Surrealist artists use lighting to make the landscape look realistic Graham uses lighting in his work Imposter syndrome keeps you driven and keeps you prolific. Read the essay I don’t […]
Tutorial on the following images with Matthew Bowman Bold text is reflection on original notes. 27/05/2021 – Note taking during the tutorial is a helpful way for me the remember things mentioned – however I sometimes find it a little […]
Images of mural development 17 March 2021 27/05/2021 – Very early documentation of ‘Transient Convection’ (2021) in the studio.
Notes taken from crit with Gary Colclough on 15th April 2021. Images discussed. Watercolour pigment granulate on a rough surface brushwork is beautiful Nature and natural forms growing incrementally and organically marks overlapping not working methodically a sculpture that’s being […]
Stills from ‘Altering Lines’ (2021) Elgin Thwaites. Link to watch (low quality) film on YouTube: https://youtu.be/WKwMGzfdM74 I visited up north when I was living alone this year over April. I found this to be a very useful trip as I […]
Sol LeWitt – Wall Drawing #1136, 2004, Sol LeWitt The distinction between a drawing and painting is something I have been looking at through making my work and researching other artists. Sol LeWitt’s wall drawing works come with instructions, […]
