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Category Archives: Research and Development
Evaluation: Research and Development Module
M.A. Visual Arts: Research and Development Module This module has taken me on a journey, helping me to develop my practice and understand more deeply theory and how my work relates to it. I initially was concerned with both the … Continue reading
Posted in Practice, Research and Development
Tagged art, atmospher, creativity, David Blackburn, Elements, Evaluation, impressionism, landscape, light, Monet, Paul Nash, spontaneous, Techniques and Styles, textiles, Turner, Visual Arts, Watercolour, weather
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Why Distant Objects Please: William Hazlitt 1822
I feel a connection with this essay as it brings up many questions (and answers some) as to why I am constantly drawn to the distant views across the river. See extracts below. Essay: “Why Distant Objects Please” by William … Continue reading
Northern Exposure: The Landscapes of David Milne
Northern Exposure: The Landscapes of David Milne. Thank you Venitian Red and Liz Hager for this very interesting post and for bringing the work of David Milne to my attention. “Feeling is the power that drives art. There doesn’t seem … Continue reading
Posted in Inspiration, Research, Research and Development
Tagged Canadian Art, Canadian Landscape, David Milne, Group of Seven, Landscapes, painting
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Spurn point Artist in Residence
I was delight to recieve a message from artist Alice Fox. She has just started a six month artist in residence on Spurn point. We seem to have much in common, textile processes and a love for the environment. I … Continue reading
The Wave
When I came across this painting I nearly fell off my chair its impact was so powerful. “Two bands of equal height divide the space of the picture, the two parts separated by an absolutely straight line indicating the horizon. … Continue reading
Posted in Research, Research and Development
Tagged Action Painting, art, Arts, Atmosphere, atmospheric, Clouds, Gustave Courbet, Horizon, Oil painting, Romanticism, Sky, the elements, The Wave, waves
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Ways of working
“Each new work grows organically from the last one completed, the colours that surround him as he creates a new drawing based on the last finished work.” “The trance-like state he falls into when working allows his ideas to find … Continue reading
Drawings: The rain clouds
I have been drawing again today as it was such dramatic weather. The steely grey rain clouds drifting across the south bank of the Humber while the sun was beaming down and huge white towering clouds billowed on the … Continue reading
Posted in Practice, Research and Development
Tagged Cloud, Drawing, Humber, landscape, nature, Pastel, pastel drawing, Pencil, Pencil crayon, Rain, Sky, Visual Arts, weather, weather conditions
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