On Wednesday artist Simon Periton gave the last in this years Thomas Lawrence lectures, organised by the Fine Art department. I appreciated hearing him talk about his influences and his repetitive use of imagery. His intuitive approach to exploring his ideas and his reflections on his outcomes was refreshing. His confidence about his subject matter and practice encouraged me to step out from under the weight of my research material and keep focussed on one small element of my current imagery, for this project.
I have made 6 stretchers 1.50cms x 57 cms, almost ready to paint on, sized and oil primed. I have been using a ‘panoramic’ format for a while, this seems to be linked to how I like to look at things; from a viewpoint, a slice, a window onto a stage.
Things to do this coming week include; preparation for mid-semester tutorial on Wednesday, a decision on a title for the show, and pre-dissertation proposal reading.
http://www.sadiecoles.com/simon_periton/index.html
