I have already looked at this subject during Drawing Skills 1 and my research can be found on the associated blog here:- https://jansoca.wordpress.com/2018/02/18/part-2-research-still-life-genre/ As a consequence I am going to ensure that I look a different artist for my research in this part. As I stated when I did my original research, this is such... Continue Reading →
Close to home – Project 3: Colour Relationships
Exercise 1: Colour relationships For this exercise I chose yellow and violet. I had already prepared a neutral grey ground although I have found that the darkness of the ground often shows through my acrylics which makes the colour comparison exercises a little difficult as it dulls the hues. I painted five squares of yellow... Continue Reading →
Tate Modern, 29th April 2019
Pierre Bonnard, The Colour of Memory I went to this exhibition with a fellow student which was a first for me and I found it really interesting to be able to discuss the works with someone like minded. It was very beneficial to hear someone else's opinions and also very pleasing that we didn’t always... Continue Reading →
Suggested Reading/Viewing by my Tutor
After Part 1 Michael Borremans George Shaw Catherine Murphy Gerhard Richter After Part 2 Ambrosius Bosschaert Glenn Sorenson Tim Eitel https://www.freundevonfreunden.com/workplaces/tim-eitel/ Eric Fischl After Part 3 Michael Andrews Michael Fullerton https://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-britain/exhibition/art-now-michael-fullerton Michael Raedecker After Part 4 Cara Niederer Thomas Scheibitz Gerhard Richter
Assignment 1: Reflection on formative feedback
For my feedback I chose a tutorial via google hangout and a short report. I am really pleased with the feedback from my tutor. She has indicated that there is potential to my paintings and that I have worked with enthusiasm and ambition. Indeed the areas we discussed for development are the areas that I... Continue Reading →
Close to Home – Project 2: Still Life
Exercise 1: Drawing in Paint In my sketchbook I made a couple of rough sketches of objects that were in my studio. Firstly my mug, glasses and an old perfume bottle that I use to spray water. I then looked at my two pots, one which holds a selection of palette knives and the other... Continue Reading →
Part 2: Research 1 – Michel-Eugene Chevreul, The Principles of Harmony and Contrast of Colours
Chevreal (1786-1889) was a chemist who, in 1824 became Director of dyes at Gobelins, the Royal Tapestry Factory in Paris. It is here that he developed his colour theories showing how colours when next to each other can enhance or diminish the intensity of hue of each other. Effectively he established that contrasting colours, when... Continue Reading →
Close to Home – Project 1: Understanding Colour
Exercise 1: Mixing Greys - anachromatic scale For this exercise I am working with acrylics, titanium white and mars black. In my sketchbook I started by grey scale by adding tiny amounts of black to the white. In the first attempt, because I hadn’t mixed all the paint on my brush in thoroughly, the 6th... Continue Reading →
Museo Reina Sofia, Madrid, 27th March 2019
During a recent city break in Spain with my sister, we flew into Madrid. With a couple of hours to while away before our connection to Cordoba, we had decided to visit the Museo Reina Sofia, home to, arguably Picasso’s most famous painting, Guernica. Our main purpose was to see this painting so I will... Continue Reading →
City break to Spain
On a recent visit visit to Spain with my sister, we travelled to Madrid, Cordoba, Granada and flew home from Malaga in five days. So busy I had very little time to stop, but when we did take a breather I carried a small A5 sketchbook and got the opportunity to do some very quick,... Continue Reading →
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