Jan 20th, Professional toolkit maintenance then back to the studio.
Updated my website following the feedback that I had.
- I now have a less distracting profile picture; A black and white mugshot of my face, unlike the old one that had a distracting set of shelves and "stuff" in the background. It feels more professional now; put it on my linked in too.
- I've removed one of my placement shots from the PMAG Exhibition. I should definitely have asked someone for help with the photos. The one I've taken down is more about the furniture in the space than the artwork / curation in the exhibition.
- I realise after working in different areas now, that you can't just do it all yourself - people do pay other people for services and assistance.
- My PMAG documentation was not good despite, sourcing a different camera to take them. I'll be more inclined to ask staff at a venue if I can change the lighting if I need to in future. They were really good at PMAG - I could have done this and they would have accommodated me. It was a big learning curve. I'd felt really embarrassed to take photos in public and was documenting as quickly as I could. I'll definately take more time next time... you can't just go back.
Started tagging artworks on the ArtUk site. I like this because I'm having to look at details and I'm seeing art and artists that I'm not familiar with.
Did a bit more to the pupils on this one. I'm trying to leave it alone but it's also looking at me in my studio space .....
Trying to keep this one loose - used walnut oil which felt really thick for the scale of it and seems to take a while to dry so will see what it's like on Monday. This one feels like a sketch book page - I'm not sure its going to go anywhere.
This one is definately not going anywhere ... I used Duck tape to section of areas - because I wanted to see contrasts between shapes, but I think I might need to step away from this reference image and work on something else for a bit. I like working in series but there are a couple that don't feel worth investing more time in. --but this was a good test to see how the tape worked.
After this I removed the tape on the below painting.
I also repositioned the ear.
I've used thinners to work light and texture into the fringe with is subtle and I'm happy with it.
I've continued to paint the face and I think its going in the right direction... just need to get the expression I'm after.
I've pulled the sketchiness back into the fringe because I'd lost it in the last painting session.
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I enjoy this painting more than the first (with some realism) It's more interesting to look at and work with.
I'm considering sourcing a nativity picture of a child in a Mary dress up costumer with a doll to approach in a similar way to the witch.
Had another play with the small painting and varnished the old lady from last semester - I wanted to see if lifted the colours and worked with the textures. It makes it very different to look at because of how the light hits it.
Had a look at the book Disrupted realism; John Seed.
Found some artists that resonate in terms of aesthetic and approach
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