Monday 15th October 2012
We had a presentation that our tutor put together looking at many different paintings and artists. We discussed our thoughts,ideas and opinions about the paintings. We later had a paper stretching workshop which was extremely good to know because throughout this project we will be painting on flat, stretched ''bread and butter'' paper.
The Brief
I took images from my phone that I had previously taken and I worked off of them.
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Tuesday 16th October 2012 - Study 1
I used acrylics and tried to focus mainly on mark-making and tone.
I used acrylics and tried to focus mainly on mark-making and tone.
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I thought the hair needed more tone so I painted a thin flat layer of paint all over the hair and scratched into it (whilst wet) to give the impression of hair. This worked well I thought as as more detail, tone and shadow was added .
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It still didn't feel finished so I added a faint white wash to create a border/frame this was to create a new depth.
Stepping back to look at the piece I was very disappointed! It really didn't turn out the way I'd hoped. I thought it would be a good idea to move onto the next painting and come back to this one.
Wednesday 17th October 2012 - Study 2
I stayed with the same theme but took it in a completely different direction. I am quite fond of Marlene Dumas' work. I love how simple and delicate they are. Also her colour choices are interesting.
I feel my work has an element of Marlene Dumas' with the faded and blurred features.
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If I were to do this again or work into it more I would maybe consider a different colour palette.
Thursday 18th October 2012 - Study 3
I started off with a cream/off-white wash all over my page.I then made thick tonal marks with a brush.
I painted a pair of lips on the page with masking solution
Finally, I painted over the top of it all and then pealed off the masking solution (which acts like a stencil) It reviled the patterns/paint underneath.
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Once again I wasn't very pleased with the out come.
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I carved into the side of my pencil to make a long flat edge. I tried to recreate similar shapes that I could see.
Wednesday 17th October 2012 - Study 2
I stayed with the same theme but took it in a completely different direction. I am quite fond of Marlene Dumas' work. I love how simple and delicate they are. Also her colour choices are interesting.
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Thursday 18th October 2012 - Study 3
I started off with a cream/off-white wash all over my page.I then made thick tonal marks with a brush.
I painted a pair of lips on the page with masking solution
Finally, I painted over the top of it all and then pealed off the masking solution (which acts like a stencil) It reviled the patterns/paint underneath.
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I feel this is due to the lack of example/experimental pieces. I didn't finish the other three paintings as I felt quite down heartened about the whole thing. I will keep this in mind for the next brief in week two of the painting project...
Week 2
Monday 22nd October 2012
Like last Monday, we started off in the seminar room, we looked at and discussed artists and paintings related to our new brief. I found this much more interesting and I became much happier and enthusiastic about the project.
For this brief, we have to create 2D drawings and paintings of an object, scene, landscape, person etc. of our choice. From these 2D studies we will make a 3D sculpture and then finally from the sculpture, another painting or 2D image. I feel like I will do much better in this brief.
I started off by picking my subject. After a lot of thought I chose to base my work upon rock/crystal formations. I will focus on the basic shapes and structures created when crystals grow.
My first thought was to move straight into my sketchbook and make studies and drawings of crystals.
Monday 22nd October 2012
Like last Monday, we started off in the seminar room, we looked at and discussed artists and paintings related to our new brief. I found this much more interesting and I became much happier and enthusiastic about the project.
For this brief, we have to create 2D drawings and paintings of an object, scene, landscape, person etc. of our choice. From these 2D studies we will make a 3D sculpture and then finally from the sculpture, another painting or 2D image. I feel like I will do much better in this brief.
I started off by picking my subject. After a lot of thought I chose to base my work upon rock/crystal formations. I will focus on the basic shapes and structures created when crystals grow.
My first thought was to move straight into my sketchbook and make studies and drawings of crystals.
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I liked this technique and continued with this by adding black Biro pen, Tipp-ex pen and liquid ink. I am quite pleased with the out come!
I liked using the Tipp-ex pen so I made another study just using this. From the image I was working from, some other colours were introduced so I added a similar gold colour that I cloud see. It gives a really nice effect.
I wanted to make some crystals: I made some salt solution (water and salt) and heated it up. As the water evaporated, the salt started to dry up and form small crystals. I will try and keep these and incorporate them into one of my paintings.
Tuesday 23rd October 2012
I like working on a big scale so I decided to make my own canvas'.
I wanted something a little different so I made wooden canvases.
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I painted them black. (Altogether I made two)
Artist Research
With the new brief I am mainly interested in the language of paint, how it works with different or the same colours, textures, surfaces etc, so I thought it would be good to find other artists who do the same.
I am extremely interested in how paint works when it's all one colour. I chose the colour black.
I came across Pierre Soulages, he too works only in black and explores how the paint works.
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For these examples added other colours to them.
I instantly chose white as this too is a colour but a non-colour, and after looking at crystals I found that in most of them there is either a silver or gold.
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I used different types of paint to finish these paintings including:
. Acrylic
. Doorstep Paint
. Clear & Black Gloss
. PVA
I also used some of the salt crystals I made earlier in the week.
I felt these paintings worked out okay but I wasn't happy with the big contrast between the white and black so I decided to go back a step and just use black.
Also I don't think the PVA glue worked very well so in my next piece I will only use paint to attach materials.
Thursday 25th October 2012
Painting ONE
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I really loved the net bag I added so I used it in both paintings.
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I like working on a big scale so I decided to make my own canvas'.
I wanted something a little different so I made wooden canvases.
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Artist Research
With the new brief I am mainly interested in the language of paint, how it works with different or the same colours, textures, surfaces etc, so I thought it would be good to find other artists who do the same.
I am extremely interested in how paint works when it's all one colour. I chose the colour black.
I came across Pierre Soulages, he too works only in black and explores how the paint works.
'The Painter Of Black' as he is known,said 'I chose black because its both a colour and a non-colour' I really like this quote and I have decided to create my pieces with this in mind.
Wednesday 24th October 2012
I started off by painting some samples;
Wednesday 24th October 2012
I started off by painting some samples;
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I instantly chose white as this too is a colour but a non-colour, and after looking at crystals I found that in most of them there is either a silver or gold.
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. Acrylic
. Doorstep Paint
. Clear & Black Gloss
. PVA
I also used some of the salt crystals I made earlier in the week.
I felt these paintings worked out okay but I wasn't happy with the big contrast between the white and black so I decided to go back a step and just use black.
Also I don't think the PVA glue worked very well so in my next piece I will only use paint to attach materials.
Thursday 25th October 2012
Painting ONE
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I used found objects/materials:
Images below shows a net bag from a pack of oranges, I painted it black and stuck it on using the black acrylic paint. (no glue) I Liked working with the black varnish because it can be used in so many different ways. Applied thinly, It dried as a glaze over the canvas. Applied thickly, It has a shinier surface and you can manipulate it more.
Images below shows a net bag from a pack of oranges, I painted it black and stuck it on using the black acrylic paint. (no glue) I Liked working with the black varnish because it can be used in so many different ways. Applied thinly, It dried as a glaze over the canvas. Applied thickly, It has a shinier surface and you can manipulate it more.
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Thick acrylic paint/brush mark-making and clear varnish.
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Painting TWO:
It is an abstract piece similar to painting one but once I finished and stood back it reminded me of a beach/sea landscape. I like the contrast between the two, painting two seems to be a little more subtle and easier to look at where as painting one is very abstract and harder to find something to relate it to.
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Thick paint and black varnish/gloss
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I am much happy with these paintings. It was interesting working with just one colour as I have never done this before. In future projects I will concentrate more on what it happening with the paint and it's language rather than the subject. I think this is where I went wrong in week one of painting.
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