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Taking Reference Photos

I want to explore the importance of the duvet in paintings. And look at how I can use paint to emphasise the importance of what the duvet hides from the viewer. When painting from sketches I sometimes struggled with capturing the fall and creases of a duvet. And that was due to a lack of…… Continue reading Taking Reference Photos

Carving Wax Sculpture Workshop

I did these two wax sculptures as part of a sculpture workshop. I worked from a sketch for each sculpture. I’m not happy with the results, I think you can hardly tell what they are, especially since the wax is so light. However it is still worth recording, and could prompt some more three dimensional…… Continue reading Carving Wax Sculpture Workshop

Project thoughts

This project is conceptually moving at a slower pace than projects I’ve worked through in the past. It feels as if I am am finding my way in the dark more so than previous work processes.By this I mean each painting is not straight forward but a journey itself. Before this project a painting would…… Continue reading Project thoughts

Artist: Lucian Freud

Looking at books of reading and images of his work in the library. There is an attentiveness to Freud’s work that I want to read about. He seems to study his subject with such even focus that the finished paintings are gripping edge to edge. He deals with every part of the canvas with the…… Continue reading Artist: Lucian Freud

Artist: Andrey Remnev

Why do I want to look at Remnev’s work His paintings have a mood of mystery, closed emotion, setcrets People interacting with surroundings – lots of context e.g. history, location, placement of the body, which provides narrative. Use of fabric in compositions – how does this contribute to the above comments on Remnev’s work? Remnev works in…… Continue reading Artist: Andrey Remnev

Painting #6 In progress

This experiment on un-stretched canvas, I wanted to try painting on a different textured surface. Underpainting in thinned burnt umber. Based on same collection of sketches as previous painting. What I’m trying with this piece Thinning the paint with Liquin. This means I can apply lots of thin layers that dry faster than normal and…… Continue reading Painting #6 In progress

Simple Digital Colour Palette Tests

Before painting my next portrait from sketches, I wanted to see test colour palettes. The last painting I did, I struggled most with what colours to use, and as a result I applied a lot of thick paint to the canvas before having to remove it. It meant the painting was overworked and could have…… Continue reading Simple Digital Colour Palette Tests

Painting #5 Experiment

This is the first experiment I’ve done based on a series of sketches in my flatmates room. It was the first time I could apply what I learnt completing the life drawing paintings to a subject that has more purpose behind it. The process I did an underpainting in burnt umber thinned with turpentine.I then applied…… Continue reading Painting #5 Experiment

Podcasts

I discovered a podcast whilst researching the artist Felicia Forte last week. The podcast is called ‘Savvy Painter Podcast with Antrese Wood’. They’re conversational interviews with artists and the first I listened to was interviewing Felicia Forte. It was a great episode to listen to to understand Forte’s work from a more personal view of the…… Continue reading Podcasts

Artist: Felicia Forte

I first saw this artist at the BP Portrait Award 2018 at the National Portrait Gallery this summer. I was struck by Forte’s technique of layering the paint (in gradually thick layers) onto the canvas. Leaving parts of the canvas quite bare, so early layers can be see, and to the right of the figure’s…… Continue reading Artist: Felicia Forte