Artist research links to webpages

https://clyffordstillmuseum.org/about-the-collection/
http://www.heatherdayart.com/paintings
https://carolnelsonfineart.com/works
https://www.saatchiart.com/lauraswink

Sample pieces 8+9

Here are two mdf pieces I created at college. I created these in order to get an idea on how to create a dyptic painting. I designed these pieces to match up and look good together with a slight gap in the middle of them both. I'm really happy with these pieces and they helped me get more confident with the presentation of a dyptic. These pieces then  helped me to go on and produce my final pieces. I also played Around positioning these pieces once dry in order to see how I should present them at my exhibition.

Sample piece 7

Here is another small square canvas I used that I found at my home. I tried to use gouache and acrylic on this one and dried it out using a heat gun which caused the piece to crackle which is what I wanted. I really like this piece and I love the wood and background showing through the rips in the canvas. I also feel that the red and black colour choice work really well.

Sample piece 6

This is a piece of old wood I found whilst taking my bins out at the flat. I decided to grab this as I thought the wood looked like a really good thing to paint on and I thought the shapes and elements to the piece looked really interesting. I decided to use gouache over an acrylic paint yellow underlayer which once dried I scratched into using a palette knife. This is my favourite sample I've created and I think it's due to the amount of colour and texture visible on the piece. The yellow and black are such a good combination and they contrast each other very well.

Sample piece 5

I created this piece whilst designing for my final piece. I decided to do this piece as I managed to get hold of another little canvas and I wanted to see how painting my design would look on canvas. I also wanted to practice simplifying my design sheets do I decided creating a simple canvas piece would help with that. This piece was created using acrylic paint, tissue paper, ink spray paint and oil pastels. The piece is inspired by the peeled paint, decay and rust I have been focusing on but in a very abstract way.

Sample piece 4

This sample piece was created on a piece of mdf board I found outside my flat. I decided to practice the gouache and peeling paint idea I tried out in sample 3 but on a wooden surface and with different colours. I used gouache and a heat gun again with this piece however it didn't seem to dry and crack aswell as the other. I'm not sure why this is. However I still really like the overall effect of the piece and I still think it fits in well with my other experiments. I also added gold to this piece to show a clear link in my sampling. 

Sample piece 3

This piece was created using a small square canvas I already had at home and wasn't using. I decided to use this canvas as an experimentation. I wanted to practice layering different coloured paint on top of one and other and then scraping that paint back off using a palette knife. I created this piece using gouache paint and a heat gun to crack it and dry it rapidly. I then scratched away at the top layer to reveal the undercoat of light blue. I used a craft knife to cut into the piece to give a worn out effect and to experiment with how the canvas would hold with bits missing.

Sample piece 2

Here is a piece I created using an old cupboard door I used out of my garage. I decided that painting on this would be really effective and would also fit very well with my theme as it's an item that if not used would have been sitting around for another few years. I love the idea of recycling things and finding a better use for them. I used acrylic paint on this piece along with spray paint and inks to add layers of different medias. I decided to stick to a blue and yellow colour scheme as I wanted to keep this piece simple and not to shy away from the Beauty of the medium I was painting on. I really love this piece as I think it's so interesting to look at! I found it amazing the way the wood peeled off so easily and it really was a pleasure to paint. With this piece I needed up adding splashes of gold leaf dotted around to add a luxurious element and make it more like a piece of artwork.

My prints

Here are my  prints I decided to create to give out during my exhibition. I decided to do this as I wanted to think of a way in which I could get my work noticed and seen by people who didn't just come to the opening night. I want people to take these prints home and put them on their fridges or in a little frame and their friends to see them. This is the way to get your work noticed and name known. I also wanted to give a little token of me to everyone who came to the opening night to show appreciation. These prints all got designed by me and scanned into a computer. I then printed them off on thicker card and signed every one. I used selephane bags to put them in and added my details on the back invade anyone needed  to contact me.

Sample canvas 1

Here is a piece of art I created whilst in my experimental/sample stage of the project. I created this piece using  an old recycled canvas I had previously painted on but because I wasn't too keen on the origional piece I thought the canvas could be put to better use. This also shows the recycle part of my project. This piece was created by firstly using a layer of tissue to cover the origional colour I painted  under the canvas. I then painted over this tissue using a white immulsion which turned out very well. It gave the piece a subtle and simple looking effect and the greens from the tissue paper and original colour underneath work really well peeping Through the gaps in the paint. I then used some gold leaf to add some shiny accents to the piece which I think made it really pop. 

16/05-18/05

09/05-11/05

This week at college I have mainly tried to focus on getting as much done in my sketchbook as I possibly could. Kat and Victoria looked at my work and explained where I am at this point. They seemed very positive however my feedback wasn't good enough as I want a distinction and at the moment a few catogorys are letting me down. I decided to focus on the things which are letting me down which included annotation and also my project proposal. I started to edit my project proposal by changing my action plan which is the only unfinished part. I've not completely finished it this week but it's near enough complete. I have also worked on expanding my annotation throughout my sketchbook. I have done this as a lot of my work is annotated but it may possibly not be at the level I need. I've also started an artist research page in my sketchbook as some of my feedback was to look at a few more artists for inspiration.
I've started my final pieces this week and stretched my canvases. This has proved difficult because I origionally tried to stretch my canvas on my own and struggles to get it tight enough to the frame. This was due to me trying to pull the material and staple at the same time. The next day I asked someone for help with stretching it as it was simply a two man job.
I started to prime my canvases and when dry I painted them yellow. There was a problem with the painting and the yellow kept peeling away from my primed canvas. This made me panick however I soon decided I was going to make this part of my work instead of painting over it! I did this to save time and also because It actually looked extreamly cool. I think the paint peeled off the canvas due to it only just being primed. The canvas was so smooth I don't think the acrylic had enough to grip onto.

05/05

Today I've started to create two MDF pieces of art to play around with the concept for my final piece. I decided to create these two pieces using similar colours i would like to use for my main piece which included yellows, pinks , blues and blacks. I will change my colours slightly for my main pieces however. I decided to do these pieces because i needed to have an idea of what two main pieces would look like together and how easily i could make the pieces look as though they followed eachother. I also wanted to look at the shapes of the pieces because my final pieces will be 100cmx100xcm square canvases and the mdf pieces are rectangle. I just wanted to play around with shape a bit. For these pieces i used crackle pastes, paint, tissue, spray paint and oil pastels. I want to use all of these techniques for my final pieces because the mixed mediums work extremely well. I encountered a few problems with these pieces however as i couldn't seem to get the backgrounds a block yellow this meant i had to apply 3 layers of the paint. However i think this will be different with my canvas as its white and on material not wood. Brad told me that the mdf soaks up paint really quickly which is probably why my pieces appeared patchy at first.
Today i also played around with positioning my two MDF pieces in different ways to see what looked best. I tried side by side but in different ways, Horizontal and vertical but also different sides of the pieces. Evidence of this is in my sketchbook.

02/05

Today at college i decided to concentrate on creating my creative business cards. I originally planned to create a book mark which included my details on the back and my art on the front. I printed one of my design sheets on thicker paper and started trimming them into strips. This suddenly gave me the idea to create wrist bands like the ones people receive at festivals. I really liked this idea so decided to try getting my design sheet put onto magic touch paper at reprographics. I then used the magic touch heat press machine on a piece of calico which is a wax based material. I cut this into strips the way i cut the bookmarks and they looked exactly as i had hoped. However, I was unsure as to how to get my details onto the bands correctly and easily and then i decided if i got my details on the magic touch paper just like my design i could heat press it on to the other side of my bands. Overall i was really happy with the outcome of my bands and i really loved all the positive feedback i gained off all my peers. I think my idea is unique and will look very cool at my exhibition.

27/04

Today I spoke to my fine arts teacher Claire about how I will be presenting my final piece. I've been unsure as to weather I wanted to create one final piece or two, or even more. After speaking to my peers many said they think my work would look better as two pieces together and after talking to Claire about my worries and ideas she agreed that two pieces would be cool. We decided that I could look at creating two separate canvases but using them to create one piece of art. This will mean I can create a crazy canvas full of my ideas and then a more simple one and they will still compliment each other perfectly. Next week I'm going to draw up some plans and decide what I'm wanting on each canvas along with sizings and colours.. I also hope to look at artist Clifford still as his work reminds me a lot of the stuff I'm doing and really makes me think about peeling paint.

26/04

Today I started creating a piece on mdf. I did this because I wanted to clear my mind from all my sketchbook and design work and simply work on some experimenting. As the yellow turquoise and pink colours seem to be more popular with my class mates I decided to follow this through with my mdf painting. I want to make my paintings look abstract but still link with and show my theme throughout. I did this by using crackle paint and spray paint along with lots of other mediums I've been experimenting with to create a textual piece that represents both peeled paint and graffiti in a really cool way. I hope tomorrow to create another piece on the second mdf board I have that will fit well with the piece I've completed today

25/04

Today was our first day back at college since the Easter holidays. I have come back with a positive attitude but still some concerns about where my project is going. I started the day off by showing kat where I was at with my work and what I had produced through the holiday. I also decided to ask a lot of my class for their opinions on my work as I was confused as to wether to simplify some of my designs. I started another design sheet to try and clear my head and decided on what I wanted to do. This didn't really help as I am torn between making my design more simpler and appealing to a customer or making it completely crazy which naturally comes to me. Tomorrow I am going to work on deciding on how I want my final piece to look and how many pieces I'm hoping to create.