I feel like I’ve hardly been here in the past month or so. Inspiration has been thin on the ground, and I’ve been very busy. I’m not long back from visiting home. It was wonderful. I really didn’t want to come back, and it just made me dreadfully homesick while I was . . . → Read More: Salvador Dali and Christ of St John of the Cross
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I’m still feeling a bit poorly, and hopefully I’ll be feeling much better tomorrow. The weather is dreadful here today. There’s been a lot of rain: enough to call off a football match during the actual game. I can’t remember the last time that happened! So the last thing I need is to . . . → Read More: A few more prints  Comments are closed  Abstract, Art, Oil Painting, Printmaking, Project, Visual Arts  Art & Design, Collograph, Drypoint Etching I watched a video by Alchemy of Creation on YouTube last night, and was inspired by her to try out painting by hand. I’ve never thought of using my hands to paint, but it was great fun even if a bit messy. Funnily enough I never got any paint on my clothes! Continue reading Painting with your hands 2 comments - (Comments are closed) Abstract, Art, Mixed Media, Oil Painting, Painting, Project, Sketchbook Development, Visual Arts Art & Design Here’s a piece that I’m working on for Painting To A Theme. This time I’ve taken Edward Burne-Jones’ ‘The Soul Attains’ from his Pygmalion and the Image series. I used exactly the same style as I did on my version of Portrait of Helene Vary. However, in this image there are two figures instead of one. This posed something of a challenge because of the style and colour scheme I’m using. Remember, in the Helene Vary image the figure is abstracted in blue, with lots of variations of brown, red and cream tones in the background. I thought this could prove jarring to the eyes if I painted two figures in blue with the same background. So, I came up with something a little different. 2 comments - (Comments are closed) Art, Figurative, Oil Painting, Painting, Project, Sketchbook Development Art & Design, Edward Burne-Jones, portrait of helene vary, Pygmalion and the Image, Representational, The Soul Attains I worked on Painting To A Theme today, and I selected two more possible images for my final pieces, which I am currently working on, so I won’t be able to show them here tonight. I also carried out another colour study on my version of Toulouse-Lautrec’s Portrait of Helene Vary. I carried out this colour study because the first image I worked on had a blue figure with a dark background. As you will know, warm colours stand in the foreground, whilst cool colours recede into the background. So I thought that I should try inverting the image, bringing the browns into the foreground and pushing the blues into the background. Personally, I prefer the first image, even if it is “technically incorrect”.
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I'm a student artist, and have just finished my first year at college. I work in all areas of art, specialising in abstract fine art, but I love experimentation and am willing to try new techniques and style. Follow me on my journey, as I progress through my studies.  
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