I wanted to try adding symmetrical shapes to this image of the woodland canopy looking directly up. The first lines I added were digital, but I realised from this that digital lines, especially without a drawing pad are too controlled and slow going. I then moved to using a ruler and white gel pen. This…… Continue reading Drawing on photographs
Category: Second Year
Layering Photos Digital Edit
I wanted to see if more of a unified pattern would emerge by layering multiple photos looking up at the canopy in the same spot but just rotating the camera. There doesn’t seem to be too much of a pattern, but it does look more uniform than the single photo. I might try sketching it.…… Continue reading Layering Photos Digital Edit
Photo References
First set of drawing done here in the woods outside of LICA. I’m really familiar with these woods, I do a lot of my painting and drawing here, and so space is familiar. I also went to a woodland near my house – somewhere I’ve never been before! I found it refreshing to be in…… Continue reading Photo References
Thinking about & researching sculpture in my work
Sculpture as a tool for my paintings. My paintings have a focus on the dimensionality of the structures. After seeing Cassell’s sculptures, I see the potential of using sculpture as a tool to create 3D structures that tie woodland canopies and cathedral interiors together. These 3D structures can then be what I base my painting…… Continue reading Thinking about & researching sculpture in my work
Artist: Halima Cassell
I saw Cassell’s solo exhibition at Manchester Art Gallery over the easter break, called ‘Eclectica–global inspirations’. Inspired by geometry, architecture, natural forms and foreign travel, she creates deeply carved forms in unglazed ceramic, bronze, stone, wood and cast glass.http://manchesterartgallery.org/exhibitions-and-events/exhibition/halima-cassell-eclectica-global-inspirations/ https://vimeo.com/314022055 Video about the exhibition from http://manchesterartgallery.org/exhibitions-and-events/exhibition/halima-cassell-eclectica-global-inspirations/ One piece particularly caught my attention, this was Noir…… Continue reading Artist: Halima Cassell
Finishing another big painting with a structure
I looked at photos from where I painted and looked at the painting itself to figure out where I would put the octagonal shape and what angle. This 3D shape helps with this process SO MUCH. After I picked the shape I mapped it out using the 3D shape for reference, having to step back…… Continue reading Finishing another big painting with a structure
Another Big Canvas en plein air
From start to finish in giff form! Next big canvas using the same stretcher as the first big painting I ever did – it feels small now compared to the bigger stretcher I have! I am painted in new weather conditions here. I painted in windy, grey and stormy weather. I wanted to see how…… Continue reading Another Big Canvas en plein air
Rethinking the Cathedral Inspired Structures
I needed to rethink the way I put the structure on the canvas, because the last structure was pretty but it didn’t do what I intended! Which was to make the viewer feel as if they are looking up at a great space and height. I went back to the ink structures and started to…… Continue reading Rethinking the Cathedral Inspired Structures
Adding a Structure to the Big Canvas
After first sitting This is an image from my first sitting for adding the structure. To make the shape I used the photoshop image (last blog post), photos from the location I painted this canvas in the woods, and inspiration from the ink structures. Finished painting What works Using grey lines next to white to…… Continue reading Adding a Structure to the Big Canvas
Preparing to add structures to the canvas
I made this photoshopped image of a big canvas and a charcoal sketch. I wanted to see what it would look like if I added the shape to the painting. Results are positive! This shape works best at capturing height and space and the shapes of a cathedral ceiling dome, even though it’s just a…… Continue reading Preparing to add structures to the canvas
Georgina Harris 