Thursday 21 November 2013

Studio Observation Paintings

The drawings, from which these paintings were inspired, were all completed sitting in the studio space. The compositions were constructed and altered by placing objects within the frame, such as: hanging canvas, paint-covered overalls and "the artists chair".

The intention of the paintings was to was to further explore the relationship between colour balance and composition. This took the form of initiating the painting process with carefully constructed grounds from various coloured household emulsion paints. This experimentation produced success to varying degrees, with the backgrounds with a higher tonal register (lighter colours) creating a better surface to build on top of.



Studio View #7
116 x 116cm
Oil, Acrylic and Emulsion on Canvas



Studio View #5
116 x 116cm
Oil, Acrylic and Emulsion on Canvas



Studio View #6
116 x 116cm
Oil, Acrylic and Emulsion on Canvas



Overalls with the Artist's Chair
116 x 116cm
Oil, Acrylic and Emulsion on Canvas



Tuesday 12 November 2013

Still life paintings

These paintings are all based off drawings of still life drawings done in my room at university or in the studio. The drawings were intended to represent the juxtaposition of forms within the scene. Some of the still lifes were impromptu, while others were staged or recreations, whether with other replacement forms or an imaginary addition to the composition.

The main focus of the paintings were to experiment with different colours as a base for the painting and to explore elements of the translation of a drawing to a painting. However the paintings are intended as stand alone pieces to work without the supporting sketches.



Door with Hanging Coats
100 x 90cm
Acrylic, Oil and Pastel on Canvas



Studio Recreation of Hanging Coats #1
90 x 90cm
Acrylic, Oil, Pastel and Emulsion on Canvas




Light Beam with Hanging Coats
90 x 90cm
Acrylic, Oil, Pastel and Emulsion on Canvas




Studio Recreation of Hanging Coats #2
90 x 90cm
Acrylic, Oil, Pastel and Emulsion on Canvas



Condition of Studio Wall and Floor
90 x 90cm
Acrylic, Oil, Pastel and Emulsion on Canvas



Reacreation of Room Corner
90 x 90cm
Acrylic, Oil, Pastel and Emulsion on Canvas



The Artist's Chair
90 x 90cm
Acrylic, Oil, Pastel and Emulsion on Canvas