‘Watch Cat’
When your new soft pastels arrive you have to take them out for a spin. I chose a photo of two of my cats just outside the studio where one was sitting in a box and the other lurking in … Continue reading ‘Watch Cat’
Tag: acrylics
‘Frock Stays On’
Painting in acrylics after Degas’ ‘Woman Seated on a Balcony’. Continue reading ‘Frock Stays On’
More light
6th March. Pursuing the ballet theme because I’m beginning to get a feel for the shapes, the colours, and the way light works in backstage/onstage contexts. This time there is no reference photo or painting although I did use one … Continue reading More light
Part 5, essay – historical and contemporary use of acrylics*
Acrylics – democratising art practice? Until the early 20th century, artists had been working with the same painting materials for hundreds of years …. [t]hen in the 1940s and 50s acrylic paint burst upon the art scene. Artist’s Manual. Collins … Continue reading Part 5, essay – historical and contemporary use of acrylics*
Assignment 5 – painting and print #5
Beginning with Chinese scripts and moving through historical and textual representations of this key part of my environment, all of it alongside the actuality, I’ve arrived at the near final stage. As of last week, there is an enclosed and … Continue reading Assignment 5 – painting and print #5
Weeds – painting animated in Pixaloop/MotionLeap
Asked to make a detailed painting of weeds on a mid-tone base, obviously I went for black cartridge, big brushes, and an animation. If there are any resonances, they’re Dutch vanitas (faint), and Kim Baker’s updated version of same (a little louder). Continue reading Weeds – painting animated in Pixaloop/MotionLeap
Part 4, exercise 4-1/4 – the tondo
This section brought up memories of circular horrors marching up the staircases of elderly aunts so I wasn’t looking forward to it. In the end, though, it’s just a painting that’s round instead of rectangular and because of that, draws … Continue reading Part 4, exercise 4-1/4 – the tondo
Painting media
This module is about exploring the use of different media in the making of paintings. One of the pieces that, for me, came off best from what was a difficult series was a small almost abstract painting of the pair of osprey I’d been watching for much of lockdown on the Loch Arkaig webcam. I saw the eggs; I was watching when one of them hatched; I saw all three grow up and leave the nest on their migration to Africa. This tiny painting, and some of the less satisfactory challenges that followed, drove me back into my comfort zone … Continue reading Painting media
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