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In the End
I decided not to include sound or other visuals alongside my paintings. I want them to speak for themselves. I hope that despite not being large scale they can still make an impact on the viewer. I think in hind […]
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Degree Show Prep
After a busy few hours filling in holes in the wall, sanding and two fresh coats of white paint, my Degree Show space was ready. I was chuffed at having been given the corridor outside of the studios which is […]
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Green Screen
I have begun to work without the aid of a grid on my canvas as I was finding it restrictive. For this work above, I have a number of separate images I have drawn onto the canvas in pencil and […]
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Doomsday
Following on from my painting of David Tenant AKA Dr Who (see finished picture below), I decided to use a smaller canvas to depict Rose Tyler; his Companion. This is an important image towards the end of a series. It […]
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Richard Diebenkorn
I was not aware of Richard Diebenkorn’s work until I saw it this week at the Royal Academy of Arts. Not surprising since this is only the second exhibition of its kind to be held in the UK since 1992. […]
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Source Material
These are just a handful of the images I have worked from. When I go about choosing an image I will often take half a dozen of these and then select the one I want to work from. When I […]
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Display of Work
I took a quiet day in the studio as an opportunity to display my work. I wanted to get my paintings into a space with more natural light. They looked good in a continuous line along the wall and I […]
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Cinema
Working from film was inevitable. It is how many of us go to escape the pressures of everyday life. We exit into a new world of fantasy where we can suspend disbelief for two hours. We invest our energy into […]
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Looking Up
I mentioned in a previous post that I would like to paint my faces on a larger scale. After prepping my metre square canvas with a pink base coat I began sourcing an image of Dr Who. David Tennant who […]
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Cindy Sherman’s Film Stills
Cindy Sherman’s work investigates identity through a diverse range of themes displayed via self -portraits in various disguises. She explored themes including fashion, cinema and gender. In 1995 The Museum of Modern Art acquired all of Cindy Sherman’s Untitled Film […]
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The Portrait
Early forms of portraiture often came in the form of sculpture and statues. Grown out of political necessity they were often depicting emperors to celebrate their power. This demand for portraits was responsible for the growth of the Art Industry. […]
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Chantal Joffe
Chantal Joffe is an Artist born in Vermont USA but grew up and continues to work in London. She depicts mainly women and children from friends to fashion figures. Her works are predominantly large in scale but sometimes very small. […]