progression of a painting
in video
Digital Artwork
I have been experimenting and getting accustomed to my I Pad Art Rage software and whilst on holiday I sketched and worked on these pieces. I think they invoke reflection from the viewer as their personal feeling can give life to these images. I will be printing these work available at my Open Studio week in September (6th to 14th).
Paint and mark making for a new painting
Starting a new piece of work is always daunting at the beginning ..... making marks and painting freely opens the mind and creativity develops.. here is "before and after" photo .
Extracting from Abstraction
FROM THIS ..............
Here is the finished piece
Yesterday sketch life drawing with the model
Yes, this is not Venus. This body doesn't compete with today mass media image of a woman's body. The body/shell doesn't reflect who we are, how we feel, but yet we are ready to form an opinion of who we think she could be. What do I see? There is peace, there is humility, there is compassion. Acceptance of what we have become.
Photos from the Opening reception at Bliss Cafe' Worcester
180 degree view of the exhibition
Hanging the Exhibition at the Worcester Arts Workshop
Sue Firmin and I hanging our paintings.The exhibition is from 20th May to the 20th June 2014
Worcester May 23rd 2014 Exhibition Opening
Exhibiting a small body of figurative work in different styles.
A new painting
In a society where the outside look is "important", beautiful bodies, are just shells, the inner scars, the hurt souls cannot hide behind a shell, the signs exist, we show them inevitably, we live with it: our acceptance of our human imperfection.
Work in progress
The journey to abstracting the figure is on and here are my latest w.i.p.
Towards abstraction of the figure
I have embarked on a long journey: abstracting the figure. I love the human forms and the poses give me ground to dig into my soul. I am painting with scratches and scribbles which represent the scars we all carry on our bodies as well as the emotional scars in our hearts. The figures are surreal: they are my feelings, my thoughts. The painting below is part of this journey.
working between an oil and a mix media
Work in progress.... left oil portrait of my beautiful friend Paige and below one of my figurative inspirations in mix media.
Using IPad for life drawing sketch
Every week I take life drawing at the Malvern School of Art, sometimes I use my iPad for sketching, it is still a learning curve for me, as I have not had any training. I am having a great time experimenting and discovering all the tools this software has to offer. Below is an image from my iPad sketch book .
Before and after...
BEFORE
AFTER
A quote from a Master
When is a painting a piece of artwork finished?
work in progress
in open studio
Few pieces in the making which might go to my next exhibition....
