I can’t recall when the term ‘going large’ became popular, or what it referred to, but this time I’m going small. It isn’t something I do lightly because I like the big gestural work, and my close vision struggles with … Continue reading Going small
One of my strategies for kick-starting a creative episode is to prepare a surface, preferably of a type or size I don’t normally use, then leave it staring blankly at me from the easel. So after a run of A1 … Continue reading Revisited landscapes
When I made the Cats series, I had five paintings which I reduced to four because, not only was Cat 5 not black and so difficult to paint as a silhouette, she was also a very detailed tabby whose complexity … Continue reading Fifth Cat
This has probably been one of the most difficult units of the course so far. After the exercise/project hoops of previous modules, self-direction should have been exactly what I needed; after all, I have ploughed my own furrow throughout the whole course. But a significant proportion of 3.1 coincided with some monumental domestic issues that required immediate and sustained attention and led to my house being inside out and upside down as it was, hopefully, winter-proofed following the coldest I have ever been as an adult throughout what was in reality a relatively mild winter. As a result of both … Continue reading Unit evaluation, practice evaluation, and eyes on the future
That tricky second album. I fell over a documentary on Sky Arts a few days ago, about Australian art, and thought it would concern Aboriginal work which I’ve written about in my dissertation. But it wasn’t, it was about immigrant Australians, White folk, and I nearly turned it off. Luckily I didn’t because I saw some work that not only had me asking how the artist did that, but also wanting to do it myself. Part of the Heidelberg School, (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heidelberg_School) a group of young men working in an impressionistic style and spending much of their time in a place … Continue reading Beginning landscapes
I have in mind a collaborative effort between me and some of the local businesses in the High street, which would involve bespoke paintings for display in each of the premises, supported by digital presentations available as videos, Instagram and … Continue reading Degree material – the current plan
After a particularly helpful tutorial this week in which I was able to clarify the continuity of work across all three modules of Stage 3, I was able to make a plan for my degree show. This is still some … Continue reading Next steps – preparing for a degree show
I am delighted to launch this exhibition; Explorations in Drawing, Painting, Mixed Media, and Technology; at The Best Little Virtual Gallery hosted by Artsteps. As a peer critique group, we have been meeting monthly on Zoom to present and discuss … Continue reading Best Little Virtual Gallery
13th December 2022. Consider this a scrap book of ideas, clips, reminders, accumulated references, and images. “A Dissertation is a longer piece of academic writing. It should be between4000-6000 words long, or an equivalent presentation. Writing your Dissertationhas been split … Continue reading Dissertation – preparation log
Suddenly it isn’t winter any more and it became possible to take my A3 sketchbook outside. Suitable chair, equipment on a table to one side, and a landscape view of the garden. I was going old school with charcoal. Then … Continue reading Sketching with cats outdoors
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