Category: Experiment Refections

Left: painting from series of sketches. Right: painting from one photograph. There is definitely a visual difference between the paintings I have done from sketches, and the paintings done from photographs.  Paintings from photographs I think look far more confident in brushwork, colour palette and paint application.  But I think the paintings done from sketches…… Continue reading Comparing photo reference paintings with sketch reference paintings

I took what I had learnt from the test painting to complete this painting.  The finished painting  What Works Two shades of white – blue tone and ochre tone Adds subtle dimension and light to the piece.  I applied white without any Liquin so it was a much thick application than my tester or previous paintings.…… Continue reading Finished duvet painting

I decided to do a small test piece before doing a larger painting of a person lying under the duvet. I wanted to see how I could translate this pattern onto the painting, and doing this test allows me to make improvements before working on a big scale.  So I used very similar technique to…… Continue reading Test painting for larger piece

I am pretty happy with the outcome of this painting! I have learnt so much from the process and it shows real potential.  I applied what I learnt from the shadow test paintings towards the end of the painting, which really helped complete the piece. What works  The duvetI chose to add pattern to the…… Continue reading Finishing another experiment

This painting took me weeks to finish. This is due to the lack of reference images (- no photographs and quite vague sketches) so I had to make choices based on instinct and habit and intention, instead of following what was there in real life.  I took lots of time between painting sessions to give…… Continue reading Experiment finally finished

For the first experiment, I used a process that I thought made sense for the scene:Underpainting with darker lines for edges of walls etc in thinned oil paint. Then apply colour to everything and shadows. Then add shadow colour (cadmium red + french ultramarine + burnt umber), thinned slightly with Liquin and buffed in with…… Continue reading Painting shadows in rooms

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

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

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

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