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Revisiting THAT portrait: nose, eyes, mouth and teeth

01/11/2021 Suzanne Conboy-Hill

Anyone who’s watched Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Year and thinks painting a portrait is a doddle, here’s a glimpse into what it takes to not even come close to that level of skill! Continue reading Revisiting THAT portrait: nose, eyes, mouth and teeth

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Assessment pieces & reflective account video

12/10/202117/07/2022 Suzanne Conboy-Hill

Tokyo Ghost 2. Bang Bang 3. Navy Seal 4. Army Seal 5. Spider Spider Following a tutorial discussion, Blue Bus to Keswick has been relegated. Instead, I found a further subject qualifying for inclusion in the Parallel Project, Mitigation. 6. … Continue reading Assessment pieces & reflective account video

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Mitigation – gallery & presentation; osprey, seal, and spider

29/09/202105/11/2021 Suzanne Conboy-Hill

Made as a presentation in Canva; video and audio added in Filmora10. Loch Arkaig Osprey – 2020 pair. Video credit from which the stills below are drawn, The Woodland Trust. ___ Loch Arkaig Osprey – 2021 pair. ___ Navy Seal. … Continue reading Mitigation – gallery & presentation; osprey, seal, and spider

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Mitigation revisited #3

25/09/2021 Suzanne Conboy-Hill

Beginning again with an A2 sheet of cartridge, primed with transparent acrylic gesso and with a further layer of gloss varnish, I am making a second painting of osprey on the Loch Arkaig nest. This will be the fourth in … Continue reading Mitigation revisited #3

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Mitigation revisited #2

24/09/202129/09/2021 Suzanne Conboy-Hill

Back to the lounging seal but this time with more camouflage, less inconsistent, incompatible background. I’m starting with a piece of A2 cartridge, primed in white then layered with gloss varnish because I want the surface to be slippery. These … Continue reading Mitigation revisited #2

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Mitigation revisited

24/09/202126/09/2021 Suzanne Conboy-Hill

I was encouraged during the last tutorial to make some additional pieces for the parallel project. Something more gestural and less tightly controlled. The seal painting having failed dismally, apart from perhaps being faithful to the seal in terms of … Continue reading Mitigation revisited

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Parallel project – Mitigation

18/09/202127/09/2021 Suzanne Conboy-Hill

This is a series of images showing examples of positive anthroposcenery – landscapes in which human intervention has mitigated some of the effects of our previous casual destruction and neglect of our ecosystem. Each full sized static image is hosted … Continue reading Parallel project – Mitigation

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Commentary on the parallel project

17/09/202119/09/2021 Suzanne Conboy-Hill

I had invested in this quite heavily as much of my previous work had felt less coherent and somewhat detached from what I thought of as my nascent voice. But two things happened to throw that idea; the first was … Continue reading Commentary on the parallel project

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Positive anthroposcenery #4 parallel project

17/09/202118/09/2021 Suzanne Conboy-Hill

I have had a frustratingly barren time lately, distracted by the local art trail and everything that involved and finding myself inventively empty. The previous post evidences my attempts to get back on track and what a bumpy track it … Continue reading Positive anthroposcenery #4 parallel project

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Filmora Pro – video tutorials by fast talking fellas

14/09/2021 Suzanne Conboy-Hill

Originally posted on Strayfish Arts:
I use a couple of apps to make animations based on original art work. One is MotionLeap which lives in my iPad and has a range of presets you can adjust to your own requirements;… Continue reading Filmora Pro – video tutorials by fast talking fellas

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