The Artistic Urge from Prehistory to the Present.

These images are of my work using pre-used canvases. Although I fitted all of the canvases together in order to make one long large piece of work, appox 250cm x 100cm, I decided to separate them into two smaller artworks. I have been working on them separately. I have finished one on them and these images show my finished work. I have used emulsion, pencil, oil paint and oil stick aswell as some sand. I sprinkled sand over areas of wet emulsion and then dribbled more emulsion paint on top. I then worked in some oil paint and have used oilstick on top of that. The oilstick shows up the texture of the paint and sand which has been created with different layers. Although this piece is quite busy and somewhat removed from my more minimal recent works, I am pleased with the effect and like the way that some of the previous paintings can be seen through the paint. A face can be seen which adds a slightly haunted effect to the work.

These are photos of me and my work at the private view of an exhibition called ‘Me’. My work is exhibited until the end of may at the Freudian Sheep in Ipswich.