FMP (17/5/16)

Today at college I carried on creating small pieces working with intricate patterns on simple bold backgrounds. I focused today on using neon colours using simple highlighters. I then worked over them in matte pens to help stand out. I really liked the outcome of the neon background. I think I want to add some neon highlights to my final piece because I feel that it works really well in contrast to the detailed lines and shapes. 

FMP (14/5/16)

Today at home I did some personal studies. I decided to simply splash pain on a sheet using my pallete knifes, let that dry and then work over the marks using detailed lines and funky shapes. I created these using acrylic paints, oil pastels, paint owns and pen. I really love the outcome of this and I think the fine detail on the simple shapes really stand out. I decided that I want to use a similar style of art somewhere I'm my final piece and I am hoping to add more intricate lines to it. 

FMP (12/4/16) Cooper Gallery Visit

Today we got a asked to go and visit the cooper gallery just across the road from college. We had been invited to visit because of a new gallery they are opening and me and my college friends where the first to see it before it opened.

I thought this visit may inspire me slightly for my main piece. When I looked at the art it was all very similar and not my style. However, I found a few hidden gems that caught my eye. I think the gallery is brilliant for any artists hoping to develope their portraiture skills as a lot of the work was based on people, faces and old fashioned kings/queens and people. 

I found one abstract piece on the wall in one of the galleries however it's not the best. I also found some really lovely and interesting line drawings dotted around. This made me think more about the lines and mark making which I'm hoping to produce on my final piece. 

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.