Final Reflection My final pieces are up and I feel very proud to see my degree show in progress. Over the past six months working towards this very moment, I have grown into the artist I always imagined myself to […]
Pulling everything together So with my three final pieces in sight (two of which are not shown on my blog), today is the day where the frames are going to be made and attached ready for final touches to be […]
Today I have been concentrating on my large board for the degree show which is rapidly approaching. I am really pleased with its outcome today as I found the character of the landscape. The layering of paint has given the […]
Over the past few days I have been working on a collection of smaller paintings depicting the landscape. They are of an abstract nature where I used a roller and acrylic paint to create the background. I then left the […]
Per kirkeby Danish painter, Poet, filmmaker and sculptor whose paintings I am predominantly fond of. After a recommendation to look into the works of per kirkeby I found him profoundly interesting especially for his use of colour and shapes in […]
Today I started work on my large board. I have had the board for a while but I have been waiting for the right picture to start working on it. In my mind this is the piece that will form […]
Realisation My connection to the landscape although may not have always been present in my art has always been clear in my head .It may seem late in the game so to speak; but I have found where my passions […]
Dedham Documentation: Painting Over the past week I have been analysing the Dedham images and having them printed so I can work from them without being on a screen. This is the first image that I have begun to work […]
John Constable Whilst recently visiting the beautiful countryside of Dedham/ Flatford, I thought it was essential to look at the work of traditional English painter John Constable. Constables traditional style although not similar to mine, is of huge interest to […]
Progress- Works from a sunny day This study on the right is an image that I started from the sunnier day of my walks. I firstly used colours inks for a more vibrant appearance. I then added water colour and […]
Interviewing myself- analysing my own work Is your work coming together? Yes I feel like my work has really developed over the past few months, contextually as well as physically. This is because I have begun to unravel my thoughts […]
At the Moment : Progress Over the Last few days in the Studio I have been looking at backgrounds and different effects on paper and started to recognise them together to begin making collage works. •Mark Making techniques include: •Merging […]