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Thursday 18 October 2012
Drawing research network
Such an interesting network that validates marks and spaces, should one need that validation. I can relate to intelligent line, residual traces, signifiers of vacancy, a series of moments, the sense of an event in a drawing.
It's about a drawing language that begins to map out the intangible as it is seen through time, movement, event or interaction.
The difficulty for me is taking a photo of my work as so far my drawings are ethereal in quality.
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It's about a drawing language that begins to map out the intangible as it is seen through time, movement, event or interaction.
The difficulty for me is taking a photo of my work as so far my drawings are ethereal in quality.
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Thursday 4 October 2012
Evaluation of final assignment: Atmosphere
As I was in Italy with space, views and climate to paint, I decided not to paint an indistinct figure or view clouded with atmospheric paintwork but rather a painting with an atmosphere of the imaginative, possibly mysterious.
I was luck enough to stay as a guest at a castle with spectacular views across to a hilltop village. In the evenings, the staff would chase away the wild boars from beneath the garden walls so there were lots of possibilities.
I know that there is a huge difference between painting from drawings and sketches that open up possibilities and pathways but I wanted to try out a narrative painting that drew one into the painting. After all the assignment is Expressionism!
I also wanted to paint using dark tones counterpointed with the warm hues of the stones. Seems to work.
The sky part is not quite completed. Composition is fairly balanced and seems to work from all angles because of the blue brown colour intensity I think.
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I was luck enough to stay as a guest at a castle with spectacular views across to a hilltop village. In the evenings, the staff would chase away the wild boars from beneath the garden walls so there were lots of possibilities.
I know that there is a huge difference between painting from drawings and sketches that open up possibilities and pathways but I wanted to try out a narrative painting that drew one into the painting. After all the assignment is Expressionism!
I also wanted to paint using dark tones counterpointed with the warm hues of the stones. Seems to work.
The sky part is not quite completed. Composition is fairly balanced and seems to work from all angles because of the blue brown colour intensity I think.
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Evaluation of final assignment : Waterscape
This was great to do but difficult.
I aimed to capture the thrust of connecting waves and try to get the swell and depth. Having visited the Turner, Monet, Twomby exhibition at Tate Liverpool in July, I was entranced by the energy and remarkable space and depth in the Twomby wave paintings.
I manage to capture the connectedness of the wave edges, I think and some of the space, perhaps a little depth near to cliffs. A good start I hope. Will certainly paint the sea again, without twee seascapes.
Again, the warm colour ground made a huge difference to the painting. I used a warm colour ground with the blues greens and grey white of waves. Not bad. Pleased because it was difficult. Pleased because I captured a lot of what I felt and saw.
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I aimed to capture the thrust of connecting waves and try to get the swell and depth. Having visited the Turner, Monet, Twomby exhibition at Tate Liverpool in July, I was entranced by the energy and remarkable space and depth in the Twomby wave paintings.
I manage to capture the connectedness of the wave edges, I think and some of the space, perhaps a little depth near to cliffs. A good start I hope. Will certainly paint the sea again, without twee seascapes.
Again, the warm colour ground made a huge difference to the painting. I used a warm colour ground with the blues greens and grey white of waves. Not bad. Pleased because it was difficult. Pleased because I captured a lot of what I felt and saw.
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Evaluation of final assignment 2 : Townscape
This was fantastic to do, even if the result is just ordinary and very 1950s as a painting.
I just learned such a lot. This is why:
I set out with a burnt umber colour ground, studio painted, then used pastel to draw out Townscape shapes. I did get the background, foreground tones a little too close I know and with more time, I would take back the distances in tone a little as I found that the composition didn't work as strongly as I wished. I had intended that some of the verticals would have been stronger but it didnt happen. Should have kept to the thirds structure.
Because I could only carry paper this size to Liverpool docks on the train and not a board (Shoulder damaged) at least I could cut off some foreground and will reduce the sky when mounting painting to make the composition strong.
Juxtaposing colour shapes was a real pleasure! Am going to return to the Docks with an ambitious project some and hopefully sketch on the Tate upper windows.
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I just learned such a lot. This is why:
I set out with a burnt umber colour ground, studio painted, then used pastel to draw out Townscape shapes. I did get the background, foreground tones a little too close I know and with more time, I would take back the distances in tone a little as I found that the composition didn't work as strongly as I wished. I had intended that some of the verticals would have been stronger but it didnt happen. Should have kept to the thirds structure.
Because I could only carry paper this size to Liverpool docks on the train and not a board (Shoulder damaged) at least I could cut off some foreground and will reduce the sky when mounting painting to make the composition strong.
Juxtaposing colour shapes was a real pleasure! Am going to return to the Docks with an ambitious project some and hopefully sketch on the Tate upper windows.
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Wednesday 3 October 2012
Evaluation of final assignment 1 : Garden
Looking back at what I wanted to achieve in this one course, I have got there and certainly widened the brief as well.
I disliked the task relating to a garden or park en plain because unless one can find a good structure in a scene, then it's not enjoyable to paint. I painted as dusk descended to see if shadows/light might be interesting. Unsuccessful. If I could find some distance and space then I would do a purely geometric painting of the hard surfaces and ignore the foliage shapes.
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I disliked the task relating to a garden or park en plain because unless one can find a good structure in a scene, then it's not enjoyable to paint. I painted as dusk descended to see if shadows/light might be interesting. Unsuccessful. If I could find some distance and space then I would do a purely geometric painting of the hard surfaces and ignore the foliage shapes.
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Summer sketches-Wednesleydale landscape
On it's side. Good rendition.
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Painting on beach
Oil painting of figure on beach after the Scottish colourist Donald Hamilton.
Linen painting following a n earlier painting of same figure.
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Linen painting following a n earlier painting of same figure.
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