It’s the morning after the opening night and here we are again, sat round the dining table with our laptops. Only this time, there is one extra body sleeping on the settee in the adjoining room. Kimbal Bumstead arrived a […]
My work has really been through three stages so far…I want to take this opportunity to reflect on how my work has changed and progressed. Stage One I started off with very floral and decorative prints in level four and […]
Stage Two Subject. Process. Sorted. The journey of the paint as it leaves the brush and enters the canvas. It’s such a small thing really but my whole project is based on this. Who has more control over my work, […]
Stage Three Size, scale and techniques are all parts of the final stage of how my term has changed. Having previously been afraid of going very large, lately on paper and canvas it has been my main thing..to create art […]
Continuing Painting (3) Size/Scale is becoming an Issue Picking up from the last point from my previous post; that my paintings Untitled (5) & (6) had more ‘direction’ in their composition and were therefore less cluttered in shapes, patterns, lines […]
Ideas from my Dissertation In my dissertation I analysed the effects of the size/ scale of an artwork and it’s ability (or inability) to evoke a sublime sensation within the spectator. While in my work I am uninterested in whether […]
Artist Research Julie Mehetu Julie Mehretu is an American painter who makes large-scale, gestural paintings that are built up through layers of acrylic paint on canvas overlaid with mark-making using pencil, pen, ink and thick streams of paint. “Her work […]
26 disabled artists to be supported bringing ambitious new works to audiences across the UK.
Major development project will restore former Rubber Company HQ to create specialist arts centre for the city.
This week (4-10 April) we take a trip to the 12th Cuenca Biennial in Ecuador, worry about modern living in Pinheiros, Brazil, and ponder the impact of digitalisation in Düsseldorf.
Here is a video from earlier in the year. Remembering one of our wettest winters since records began, the inspiration for this piece was my reflection on how water is the essential recycler. It cleanses, refreshes, and regenerates our world. […]
Yesterday was just so crazy; I managed to do so much; I had to, as I am leaving today. I opened two kilns to reveal the oxidised glaze firings; the majority of the work I have been making since I […]
The main concept of my studio practise is all based around the post war movement of the 1950’s and 60’s from ‘POP ART’. This art movement has always been an interest of mine, and from this interest, I am developing […]
Yesterday, a painting day in my studio. I’m looking forward to going out and about again to draw and paint but the atmosphere outside has been bad – news channels are reporting high levels of air pollution over large parts […]
I have experimented with different styles and processes, that are relevent to ‘Pop Art’. One peice of work which I made was inspired by Richard Hamiltons collage titled, ‘Just what is it that makes today’s homes so different, so appealing?’ […]
The next peice of work I did, was a 1970’s design from a frosties cereal packet. I painted the image onto the canvas using acrylic paint. I originally had this idea I wanted to try, using with this image. I […]
‘Trapped Flesh II’ progress… Picture 1, ‘Trapped Flesh II’ in progress. At this early stage of the painting I was using a brush I had not used before. – A flexible/soft decorating brush. -There is something about these first few […]
Recently I bumped into a friend of mine in London whom I hadn’t seen for years. She is an actor, writer and poet among her many considerable talents. I recently read a poem of hers on Pindrop Press, so it […]
Talking to some people at the UCS show at Marylebone Church in London, it was mentioned that my painting has a haunting religious element to it and fits well with the surroundings . I did find it strange seeing the […]
Pressing send for the second time… Last night I submitted my second stab at a Grants for the Arts application for this project. I’d submitted one at the beginning of February, but unfortunately got the ‘other applications preferred’ response. So […]
Reflection – So far My blog so far seems to be a journey, through my project and paintings. I started by showing you some work from previous projects, and I can see how much I have progressed just in the […]
Gerhard Richter – Seascapes and Squeegees. Richter is someone I have only recently started to look at. I am looking at his work for two reasons, his abstract technique of applying paint using a squeegee and for his seascape paintings. […]
