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This is what the painting looks like so far. I had more time in this project I would keep glazing. And after this deadline I will keep continuing with it! You can see I have just started to add the column of light to the painting. I tried adding multiple layers before the glaze had […]

I have watched this mini documentary on David Salle’s painting so many times since I first watched it over a year ago: Salle raises ideas about the surface of the painting vs. the illusion of depth that have really stuck with me. The idea of the painting being a surface, that your eyes roam over, […]

Introduction For although we are accustomed to separate nature and human perception into two realms, they are, in fact, indivisible. Before it can ever be a repose for the senses, landscape is the work of the mind. Its scenery is built up as much from strata of memory as from layers of rock. Pp.6-7 Ansel […]

Looking back at this painting I did about a year ago, I notice now that the brushstrokes have a gradient of light to dark from the top to the bottom of the painting. That’s one of the reasons I think this painting is (still successful). The circled top centre of the canvas is really bright, […]

The things I have been struggling with so far: – Patience! It takes at least 6 hours to dry between layers, which means a lot of waiting. – Not making the canvas muddy. I haven’t finished with it yet, but at the moment the canvas is very dark and murky. Adding some more vibrant colours […]

Since the small acrylic glaze test went well; the colours were radient, the texture of the acrylic paint was fine, I am doing a big painting in acrylics! This is the first time I have ever done a big painting in acrylics, so I didn’t know what to expect. The pros I knew going into […]

I entered my work into a competition and for the application I had to write 500 words about my work. This was more words than I thought! Normally I am condensing writing about my work into a short paragraph or a couple of sentences. When I had the space to really write in depth about […]

I wanted to see what it would look like if I painted the b&w stage in acrylic and then glazed in oils over the top – how would the colours and texture differ from a fully oil paint painting? I also wanted to test the light shining into the space idea before I did it […]