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Untitled blog post from "Trees and the sub conscious mind."
Donna Southern Updates and Facilitates The Big Draw, 2014. I am updating my images and website, it needs a revamp after ten years. I have changed and developed and the site needs to reflect this. There is a collection of […]
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Untitled blog post from "Trees and the sub conscious mind."
How am I to progress in the process of determining which process for printing gives best quality for printing: what an arduous task. Seemingly never ending and its about time I gave up. Having spend more time researching processes than […]
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Here is ‘Controlled Disruption.’ Cy Twombly Revisited. I adore Twombly, the original mark, untrained and raw. I love running workshops using this approach. Here we have a white canvas with a four black line boundary, the controlled square, be it […]
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Untitled blog post from "Trees and the sub conscious mind."
Sometimes I wonder 'why' am I doing this, is there another career inside me? I have researched and studied trees and the subconscious: the book list is now enormous, the information is gigantic, the practical work is massive and my […]
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Untitled blog post from "‘Isolation ‘ A Solo Show. Donna Southern,"
Absolutely awful weather, keeps me working on this project, horrible day. I feel like I have cabin fever, restless and uptight, good job I am home alone. At least if I am alone, no body suffers my mood, at least […]
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Untitled blog post from "‘Isolation ‘ A Solo Show. Donna Southern,"
Here is a detail of 'Immersion'. Do you like being in the crowd?
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Untitled blog post from "‘Isolation ‘ A Solo Show. Donna Southern,"
Avoidance. How many of us relate to this! Often, I want to avoid situations that I perceive as difficult. Sometimes I preempt a situation as part if my planning and the pre -perception is wrong. This has taught me to […]
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Untitled blog post from "‘Isolation ‘ A Solo Show. Donna Southern,"
Here is 'Confrontation'. It is a small canvas with a large foil within a square. It is a bold, in your face image. It is dark, does it produce a sense of fear and foreboding? Are you uncomfortable when people […]
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Untitled blog post from "‘Isolation ‘ A Solo Show. Donna Southern,"
Who Are You! Be encouraged to have a go, can you discern who you are in your community and how you fit in, what about within your family, are you a matriarch, patriarch, rigid, flexible, go on, send me an […]
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Untitled blog post from "‘Isolation ‘ A Solo Show. Donna Southern,"
Here is one painting from the first series of works . It is oils, foils and plastics, 1m x1m.This image is 1 of 4 paintings that expresses how we could be in a society setting. 'Isolation' represents individuals living all […]
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Untitled blog post from "‘Isolation ‘ A Solo Show. Donna Southern,"
Each part of the 8 paintings in the second series of work is signifying a character, each vastly different. This the viewer is asked to create them self. Please read the following if you would like to collaborate with me […]
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Untitled blog post from "‘Isolation ‘ A Solo Show. Donna Southern,"
Keeping this simple. The canvas represents: space, society, your environment. The Charcoal and glue square represents your Psychological frame of mind. The inside of the square represents your personality and character. ‘The Idea’ The theme is to understand how you […]