Feb 20th Submission, photos, and essay

I cut this a bit fine! The deadline was 2pm today and I'd aimed to be submitted by last Friday. After some last-minute changes and a trip back into the studio to take measurements later... it's done.

I've submitted 2 works.  The application made me consider their titles and descriptions which are here: 

A shadowy stroll: Painting 2023 59 x 42

Oil on canvas board. This is a Selfie Portrait of the artist and son on an evening walk. The approach and composition are intended to reflect our relationship, capturing a family moment, both platforming and protecting my son.

(Jack titled the work.  It was hard to know if I should mention neurodiversity but I left this out because I'm hoping that work operates well without needing this information. This information is something that I've been aware of since I painted Sand Hills - which depicts Jack content in his own world but has a personal dialogue for us as a family)

Careful who you pretend to be...: Painting 2023 57 x 57

Oil and oil-pastel on stretched canvas. Portrait of the artist as a child. The work depicts the irony of this female experience; a relationship to fancy dress - that represents the erasure of matriarchal pagan roles in favour of patriarchal systems.

(Inspired by this quote..)

Pulled the photos of the Canon from yesterday of works in the studio and shared them with the artists. 

I really liked taking photos of Poppy's work - playing with the tonal values in the charcoal, bringing them in and out of focus. 

              

                                  

  

                                            

                                      

             

I always like taking photos of Kites work- I'm trying to learn to use my camera better and have put it down for a bit so it was good to do this yesterday.

      

I've had to really force myself to do the essay.. I've got lots of other things that I want to crack on with but I'm considering spending a solid week at this to just get the whole thing done so that I can put it down and carry on with other things. 

Got a couple of good images of A Shadowy Stroll but ended up using my camera image because it was quicker and easier when I was concerned about the 2pm deadline.  It's also easier to colour match on my iPhone than running photoshop ..which I need to also get better at.

 

      Detail from a shadowy stroll. 

Had another pass at this painting - thinking about merging iconography - the daisy pattern is on the hat - This is a witch mark that has its roots in nature but is established as a protective christian symbol to ward off witches.