today, so far, I’ve been working on the portrait of helen. the first couple of hours where very frustrating, but it definately looks better than it did. I’ll work on Kate this evening. the timetable i had set for myself to have finished these two paintings by was this thursday… ooops. SO isnt going to happen!
worked on both paintings today. the one of kate is going quite well, but the one of helen has caused much frustration. it just isnt looking like her today.i guess portraits go through stages, in fact i know they do, but its a bit like giving birth, you dont remember the pain after you’ve done it, until you do it again! I had a tutorial this morning, he said he likes the concept of the degree show, and thinks that I am on track. Im glad someone does! thats it until tommorow.
yesterday i went down to bristol to hand in my entry for the BP award, entitled ‘then i went travelling with the horn of plenty hanging from my ear.’ I’ll try to attach an image to it at the end of this piece. today i’m working on the paintings of Kate and Helen, which I aim to get finished by this time next week.
today i started painting my final pieces for the degree show. i intend to do two portraits every two weeks, that way i should get it all finished in time. so far today i have painted in the outline of the painting of my friend kate. i’m working on one of another friend at the same time, so i dont waste time waiting for things to dry.
I printed out the photographs for my first two degree show paintings today. the paintings are going to be 17 inches square, they are of my friends with a sky blue background behind them. They are going to be light and bright and full of life and energy, but then inbetween them are going to be these small (7inches or so) paintings of skulls, or parts of skulls reflected in mirrors, so they will be a juxtaposition there, a slight tension, between these images that are bursting with vitality, and then these momento mori paintings. reminders of death. but subtle.
