Category: Third Year

I am revisiting the work of Amy Sillman because I am interested in how she exhibits her paintings/drawings in lines, like washing lines, very close together: or like this: I really love this format for form focussed works- such as my ink drawings. The works communicate to each other, a bit like a sentence. I […]

I listened to the episode ‘Everywhere: The Pond’ and it was so interesting. The way they asked the listener to walk to a pond, be that a puddle or a huge lake as the podcast was going. Then overlaid were sounds of someone walking in the natural landscape, the landscape itself, and people talking about […]

I have become interested in the idea of nature soundscapes, and how they can draw attention to a great empty space above me, framed with tall trees or perhaps just open sky with birds above. I’ve been thinking about how a natural soundscape could compliment my work in an exhibition space, particularly the instillation work […]

This is the first large glazed painting I have finished! I am happy with the results and I think it shows potential for the future. From start to finish: Next time I do one of these paintings I want to record each layer of glazing, which didn’t always happen here, and perhaps use a tripod […]

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 […]