17 April. still essaying ... and testing frames and witch marks

 Found an interesting article about class and the art world. Really thinking about finances at the moment and how to allow time to build my art career. Its been hard over easter with family commitments and I feel a little behind so jumping back in ...

Worked on a good chunk of my essay ..getting there now.

Picked up my print from the framers and took both framed artworks into the studio to see how they sit together. I know the pewter colour frame and mount is different but I;m not worried - exhibitions like Ian Moods often use different frames. I was concerned about the title and signature in the frame ( a decision made in a mad moment when I was partially distracted by a phonemail in the framers).. but I want to curate this piece next to the sofa in the exhibition so that there's a domestic feel (a nod to the maternal and Mother Nature being hung in the home ) and it also makes it a commercially viable saleable piece..

Had a test at making marks in the wall - there's a very thin coating of paint before you hit the wooden panel. I'm testing there size and depth but needed the tester colour which I'd not realised that I'd taken home. My intention is to make the marks subtle in the wall, and to paint them so they are noticeable by the texture and shadows. 

Below I've tested a few sizes in reference to the images I sourced when I went to cress well crags.