FMP (12/5/16)

I added more colour to my canvas today. I started by adding some pink. I thought that all the colours on my painting where abit too similar and I wanted to add a bold colour that would still match the rest of the work. I thought pink would work well because of the oranges and yellows and I also thought it was a good block colour to work over. I originally planned to keep the patches pink but when I added the pink I thought it could possibly be a bit too bold and odd so I painted over bits with white. I really love it too. I like how it looks patchy and blends together in a weird way. I'm hoping to work over the pink/white with oil pastels and create more abstract shapes and elements to the piece. 

FMP (11/5/16)

I started stitching into my canvas using black thread to highlight a few extra marks and add a bit more texture. I really like the scribble effect I achieved with it and I am really happy with the over all look. I thought the thread would add more texture and help give the painting the few extra details it needs. I am hoping to carry on adding more stitching throughout and maybe use different colour threads. The sewing into my canvas really reminds me of an artist I have researched in my sketchbook and this is where I got the insperation from. 

FMP (10/5/16)

Today I practiced with rotating my canvas certain ways around and painting on it. I wanted to do this so the canvas has a sense of movement about it not just painting in one direction. It really helped me and something to each part of the canvas and it was different to paint on each angle the canvas was laying. I particularly liked painting on the floor and also on its side. 

FMP (9/5/16)

Today I decided to print out all different bits from my sketchbook which I liked the most. I looked at the certain details in my sketchbook which I thought would work well on my final piece. I printed all these photographs out and then colleged them together to make a rough plan of my main piece. I then annotated around the whole piece deciding what I wanted to do, where and why. 

FMP (6/5/16) 2

I have started experimenting on the handmade paper that I made. If you look I'm my handmade paper blog entry it shows you how I made it but it also explains how I'm not so happy with the result. I decided to stick the paper I made in my sketchbook because it would be no use to me on my final piece. I decided I should test the paper by layering it with different mediums and seeing how it reacts. I did the same thing but with another piece of better made handmade paper that I created at college. I have written the results in my sketchbook but here are some images of the experiment. 

FMP (6/5/16)

Today I started some artist research on an artist names Cy Twombly. I really like how I have recreated this work and I think I've managed to copy it well. I really love this style of art and the naivety to it. I love all the random scribbles and splashed of colour on such a nude/plain background. My favourite part is the random letters, doodles and shapes throughout the art which is what I tried to replicate. His art is very messy and all over the place but I feel that the subtle backgrounds neutralises it and makes it seem simpler. I'm hoping to look closer into twomblys art throughout the project and find out if any of his doodles and symbols actually mean anything in his art. I will be using his doodles as insperation for my main piece and I am hoping to try and add some similar small details to my final piece. It reminds me a lot of what I am wanting to do with the lines and oil pastels.

FMP (5/5/16) 2

Today I also added some bubble like shapes to my main piece to see how it worked. I like the effect and the look but feel like it looks slightly out of place. I think it's easily fixable thought and I will be working on how I can do that over the weekend. I created these shapes using pen lids and circular objects dipped in paint and then printed on the canvas.