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Imaginary Exhibition: Treasured, Not Forgotten

Posted on 2022-04-252023-01-13

Following discussions with my tutor, and notes received during our feedback session, I’ve expanded this post. I’ve rendered my updates and responses in the form of an imaginary interview, at…

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Pulling Threads

Posted on 2022-04-232023-01-13

A moment of reflection It was fascinating to watch my own progress through this project. I had set myself the task of exploring Memory, and so I shouldn’t be too…

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Proposal: Pulling Threads

Posted on 2022-03-132023-01-13

Through this unit I have created my best work when incorporating narrative into my work. That narrative may have been obvious, or just behind the scenes to aid me in…

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Assignment 4 Reflection

Posted on 2022-03-052023-01-13

Is this the fastest I’ve returned with a reflection? My tutor session was only two days ago. We spoke quite a bit about humor in my work, and narrative. My…

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Assignment 4: Symbols of Office

Posted on 2022-02-062023-01-13

Throughout our lives we seek to balance those dreams and goals that we so precariously carry. But we cannot plan for events beyond our control, whether in the form of…

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Project 4.5: The Head and Portrait

Posted on 2022-01-222023-01-13

Exercise 8: Facial Features Like anyone, I struggle with likeness. But I’ve drawn so many faces at this point that I can fairly quickly just sketch random heads. In fact,…

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Project 4.4: Moving Figures

Posted on 2022-01-152023-01-13

This would be so much easier if the pandemic wasn’t back into full swing, here, with Omicron — as well as not being the middle of winter. I’m not really…

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Project 4.3: Fabric, form and movement

Posted on 2022-01-012023-01-13

Exercise 5: Drawing fabric using line and tone I chose a couple of my attempts to show here, due to how my thinking changed as I drawing. Subject is a…

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Project 4.2: Underlying Structure and Proportion

Posted on 2021-12-262023-01-13

Research 4b: Skeletal Structure and Musculature When I’m studying poses, I often step back and draw armatures or draw out skeleton and simplified muscle plans. It is often combined with…

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Reflections: Part 3

Posted on 2021-12-232023-01-13

My tutor and I had another wide ranging discussion on Art. A key focus of the discussion was around considering the focal area of the drawing. Where do I want…

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