THOUGHTS AFTER 3 YEARS
Have added a video, just because I can ! Developing computer skills has been one of the big pluses of the past 3 years.
Am looking forward to doing the video installation for the Degree Show. With Matt’s help I’m going to play a video loop on the ceiling and 3 or maybe 4 walls of the black space. Have spent ages joining, adding effects, slowing down; generally editing the clips. I’m not going to put them on here as they’ll look better when they’re full size on the walls. Now researching how to treat the floor to give the illusion of walking into a watery world. I’m hoping this will complement my paintings of watery themes.
My painting, I think, has evolved quite a bit. Still nowhere near where I want to be. But isn’t that the fate of any artist? The idea in your head is always just out of reach.
I’m still aiming to create more abstract images but not entirely at the expense of meaning. It’s a difficult balance. Have developed a strategy of starting from a figurative image and then breaking it down;abstracting from this until the image becomes a ‘painting’ in it’s own right.
