The pace is really hotting up and it is time to get the tools ready for fixing up work in the summer show. It has been a welcome relief to go to the Hay Literary Festival this week to listen […]
I have a big group crit tomorrow so little time to write but I will give you all an update on my progress!!!!!!
Had a peer group crit today and I explained that I wanted to move elements from my previous images and introduce new elements into new and different surroundings. I showed the students my two new vertical compositions and explained that […]
It was so sunny today and the analogy continues with the setting of the sun outside. The lists get ever longer and more frequent and detailed. So little time to complete the final work in. I hope the final push […]
I am very pleased to have tried displaying my art in a local church as part of my 'banners and paintings' exhibition. The lighting was great and the works looked very fitting for the venue. The bright colours of my […]
When the pressure is on I would suggest visit a good exhibition. It is always good to reflect upon your own work when in the presence of genius. The Picasso Challenging the Past Exhibition was just the tonic. To see […]
I have been thinking about where I see my art being displayed once the degree is over and that is proving quite interesting. I have submitted to the council to see if my work can be displayed as large posters […]
I feel really inspired again after attending a talk by an artist called Reg Boulton. He talked about his interest in flat surface patterns but also perspective – (front and back). He kept referring to visual patterns – both flat […]
I have been very busy getting an exhibition ready in a large local church. My banners took quite alot of effort to get hung but the finished result I am very pleased with. It is interesting to view my images […]
I think my final pieces for the Summer Show will be paintings. I'm planning to create a set of new images. To begin my process I'm thinking of again producing long, tall vertical compositions as I did for my original […]
It seems as if a few weeks have passed and I am still painting. I know I have to push on but getting ideas together when you feel time is running out is difficult and the pressure is now beginning […]
For my final module, I think I'm going to embark on a further composition to help confirm what my work's about. But I still hope to move my ideas on by using shapes and forms from my own close surroundings […]