This is the last month of the time-out trimester and I have an ineligible cat painting on the go. I’m using up non-preferred canvases which, inevitably, is leading to some useful changes of style and approach. But first, a pixelation painting just in case focus and resolution become problematic, I’ve got in first. Pixelate 2026. © Suzanne Conboy-Hill 2026 Continue reading Collecting a collection #2
I’m currently on a kind of sabbatical, officially a deferment, but the word brings me out in a rash of Gilbert and Sullivan for some reason, so I steer round it. This runs from January 1st to March 31st, and none of the work I do in this period can be submitted for assessment because, having argued for a break, it would be unfair to allow me to use anything I produce in this time as coursework since no one else is getting those extra three months. This doesn’t mean stopping, though, and how easy would that be in any … Continue reading Collecting a Collection #1
Water soluble oils on 40x30cm canvas. This started life as a relatively tame field scene; then along came the sky, the sea, and the large object in the sky. The camera picks it out, the eye doesn’t – not at … Continue reading “Moonrise”
While the actual book, Frog Fall, makes its way through the publication system, here’s Punk Fall featuring a drenched version of the original. Materials? One proof copy, a bucket of water, and a raid on PowerDirector’s effects cupboard. Audio is … Continue reading Punk Fall
This began life as a painting of a doll dressed in some sort of national costume. It was a useful bit of practice at faces and detail but not a keeper. This is the start of the eradication process and shows the elements of a big sky and some landscape detail in the bottom third. I worked on it intermittently while making the painting of the yellow crane and forgot to take photos. There was nothing particularly edifying, luckily, although I do like to document process, especially when a transformation happens without warning. In this case, having messed about with … Continue reading Drone
Below are the videos associated with the images in the book; in order, front to back, just in case the AR (augmented reality) doesn’t work for you. Expect audio! Below are the B FROG FALL – FRONT COVER ADUR RIVER … Continue reading Frog Fall video layers
And moved a bridge. From a photograph, this is a not wholly representational image of the day an enormous crane arrived to lift the new bridge into place. I began with a pencil drawing to outline the shapes in their … Continue reading The day that the crane came down
Flat, uninspired, bland. Maybe it was the rain and the sky looking like the bottom of a bucket. Whatever, I took brush to canvas without really thinking about it and the result is above. It feels better; I’ve tackled the … Continue reading “Delusions2”
This is based on a photo taken from the new bridge. The line of pinkish growth is a long stretch of reeds which crosses the often boggy, uncultivated fields. The yellow area is actually a bright green because it was … Continue reading Delusions of Rio Grande
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