Exercise 1.5 requires the construction of a number of large objects based on items from the initial table arrangement. These will need to remain in place and will be physically painted. I have to give this a miss for practical … Continue reading Part 2, project 6 – painting in the round
This project is about using found objects and making a piece of work by attaching them to a support. The advice is to do this on the flat and to use a support strong enough to allow for stapling, puncturing, … Continue reading Part 2, project 5 – the combine
Two questions asked of me recently, both by tutors, make this a very pertinent discussion. Before starting this module, my previous tutor wondered aloud why I wasn’t on the Fine Art (FA) pathway as my body of work seemed more of a fit for that; and currently, during our wide ranging introductory video meeting, the question, did I see myself as a painter, came up. An inquiry, not a confrontation; the careful beginning of an exploration of my expectations of this module and how I might manage it/them. The first was easy. I’d bailed out of core FA module Understanding … Continue reading Project 5, considering painting, ex 1.4 contextual focus
This has been my predominate practice of late and so I hope I’ve begun to show already some of the learning points this exercise is designed to cover. Specifically, interpreting rather than transcribing, attending to composition and being selective, and … Continue reading Part 4, project 5, exercise 3 – working from a photograph
Or gridding as it’s otherwise known. This is the process of enabling mapping across two visual areas – one a photograph, the other a sheet of support – whereby the first is divided into equal squares (or rectangles) which is … Continue reading Part 4, project 5, exercise 2 – squaring up
This exercise requires three drawings (paintings) of the same very familiar scene – a corner of a room, perhaps – in line, tone, then colour. The challenge then is to translate these into a painting and ask whether or not … Continue reading Part 4, project 5, exercise 1 – painting from a drawing
This appears to be a continuous exercise but maybe I can use these as ‘holding’ images. Both are from photos, the first in white pencil on black A3 cartridge and the second black conte on white A5 cartridge. Continue reading Part 4, project 5, exercise 1 – single moving figure
I have posted these elsewhere although I had this exercise in mind when I made the sketches. This first group of sketches is from the live web stream provided by NASA/JPL of the teams building the 2020 Mars rover. This is conte/charcoal and less a group as individuals within the group. The build takes place in a clean room, hence the suits and masks. The teams move slowly and carefully, as you might expect, which is ideal for me. I’m quite fond of this central figure, leaning on the arm of a ladder. Less so the one on the right … Continue reading Part 4, project 5, exercise 2 – groups of figures
Another dreaded attempt at forcing buildings into a proper line on a page. This time I’ve used a soft 7B pencil so I don’t get too involved in sharp corners and points. It’s a little childlike but better than I’d expected, particularly as one of my cats settled on my knee while I was drawing. This is our car park, conveniently empty of vehicles. This may not be strictly ‘line’ but I think it may be close enough. There are many points of variance from real perspective but I’m relatively confident that anyone local would recognise it so that’s a … Continue reading Part 3 project 5 exercise 2 townscape
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