Featured Image: Akunyili Crosby, N. (2012) Nwantinti. [Acrylic , pastel, charcoal, colored pencil and Xerox transfers on paper] 68 x 96 in. Two of these images have already come up…
Continue readingResearch 2d: Flatness
Featured Image: Magritte, R. (1966) The Happy Donor. [Oil on canvas] Flatness/Illusion of space in art is an interesting topic to me. I can remember my high school art teacher…
Continue readingProject 2.4: Transitional Spaces
I found this to be very difficult exercise. Not because of the perspective, but due to finding material I wanted to draw. I am having many thoughts about my job…
Continue readingMateriality: Pastels 2
Following on from what I learned in the first part of this exploration, I decided to try my hand at creating my own pastels. For my pigment I gathered soil…
Continue readingExercise 2.4: Mixed Messaging
I am instructed to “do it again” based on the composition of Exercise 2.3: Mysterious Tea Party, but work differently. Mix my media choices up, and work with things not…
Continue readingMateriality: Pastels
Following my tutor making the suggestion that I look at Paula Rego’s work, I started using soft pastels. I haven’t used pastels in any real way beyond conte during life…
Continue readingExhibition: Andy Warhol
Featured Image: Warhol, A. (1967) Self-Portrait. [Acrylic paint and screenprint on canvas] 183.2×183.2. T01288: Tate. If I’m honest, Andy Warhol has never been a particular interest of mine. I don’t…
Continue readingExercise 2.3: Mysterious Tea Party
Working in Tone and Colour, according to the brief. Consider an arrangement of objects, and compose the scene. Consider placement of the objects. I want to repeat my method from…
Continue readingExercise 2.2: Starting, Stopping Restarting and Missing the Point
Hatching is not my favourite thing. My mind is drawn to organic lines. Squiggles, lazy loops, and such. I like soft gradients, and smudged lines. Smudging didn’t seem the point…
Continue readingSketchbook: Composition and Pastels
Yesterday I chose to use pastels for Exercise 2.1. I haven’t used pastels in a very long time, and I hated them. A few years back I was taking a…
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