Feb 16th. Visiting artist; Ian Moody, Painting and degree show prep.
Received confirmation that my artwork submission for a quiet blue wall has been received and included in the exhibition - despite me using the wrong kind of square canvas. I needed to use a canvas board rather than a stretched canvas, but it's been unfixed from the frame and remounted for the installation, which is amazing of them to do.
The artist talk from Ian Mood was exactly what I needed. I really enjoyed hearing about his experience, approach and how he works professionally. I'd not considered commercial painting because I've been in a few commercial galleries which don't fit with my practice - but Ian Mood is a contemporary artist and is represented by contemporary galleries - I really identified with his way of working and the network that he has so put my name down for a 121 - which was SO good!
It was great to talk about painting, techniques and approaches, tools that artists use and how things read.
Ian also works in series, he also challenges himself to do something and scrape it back 3 times, working with ghosts marks which I totally get- it's nice to hear that people have the same processes and that the ways that I'm developing of working are shared - I'm not just wasting time faffing.
Ian also works from photos, abandoning the once he gets to a stage where he can lean into the paint in the way that he wants... makes absolute sense.!
It was good to hear about his routine and his output, also about how he listens to podcasts to gauge time - you can loose yourself in a podcast but when it ends your time is up - a nice time management tool. I can completely loose track of time painting and because I prep canvas and clean my brushes every time - I need to be able to manage it - timers and music help but I'm going to try the podcast.
I'm really interested in the artists that he's influenced by -there are some gorgeous marks and lines in their work, we talked about the lines in our own work that the eye connects.
I've been using oil pastels recently and it was interesting to hear how he approaches them as under drawings, leaving areas exposed in his mark making to keep pops of colour. - which I'm keen to try.
Actions: I'm going to take another look at Staffordshire Artists Society, Barewall Gallery and look into Saul Hay Gallery
Not a lot of essay happening today.. was just so nice to talk about paint that I really fell into that.
This has been designed by our branding team - MD suggested that the exhibition would be open over the weekend 3-4 June too after the VIP opening so I've flagged up that we need to check the dates.
Did some more on these paintings... I'm considering only pulling detail out in jasmine face, in the same way as I've approached Jack - with me falling into the background - not as important - mum context.
I'm not sure how to approach the right side of Jack's face now that I've added more detail to him....
Laurens been taking promo photos for the degree show. I've cropped the Jesus and witch hat painting out of this one and suggested that we soon;t use that in pictures until its resolved further and has an ethics form.
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