I am being graded harder on this folio and I should be thrilled to get such a great mark.Damn my overachieving hide. its the same thing with clothing sizes.meh, its probably PMS.Anyway, I am resting, christmas shopping and marketing all at once…. when I can further my career, update my website and choose cool presents from the relaitve comfort of my couch, things are good.
I used my visual diary a lot more this time and there was a lot of writeup to do but I am confident I have included everything and have done a good job…. people comment on the works as they please and it is really good to get such nice reactions. I have a limit to the amount of images I can post per month so there isn’t much on there right now but feel free to have a look around!
Arg!The very last assignment is text within a piece with the theme of the everyday. I have chosen a quote that I think sums up my life pretty well at the moment: ‘pain is no evil unless it conquers us“ It has given me much to think about…. I want to get a fair amount done before christmas as I will be cooking non stop over the holiday – YAY!
They are for the woman who bought my Shoe paintings, she has commissioned me to do two more larger works with several shoes…. I have chosen to do them in Acrylic as I don’t have much experience with it as a medium and I don’t have time to wait for oils to dry enough to be packed off to Canada!… Even more importantly, I am finally beginning to Grok that it is not about loving my work or making something that everybody enjoys – it is about making art. nothing more or less.
I have put some updates on my Accident Details page following a lot of questions from people. I think it is all pretty straight forward. Scroll down to the end of the page for the most recent updates!
The first image is my interpretation of ‘street’ I am particularly, um, pleased I guess, at how it turned out, it communicates the horror of our accident very well. I was concerned about using the collage crumpled car but I think it shows the extent of the damage and how metal can be just like paper…. The second work is taking the original image and doing it in a style inspired by a specific artist (one who has also addressed “streets”) This was a really obvious choice for me.
I know its the right idea but I am afraid of doing it. Like the Pain Painting this will be another delve inside and will explore some very raw nerves. I know it is time.But I am still allowed to be afraid, Right?
Another physical setback on the glacier ride that is my life…. So my original idea of a charcoal drawing or pastel painting brimming with pathos isn’t really going to cut it. oh well I can revisit a more traditional depiction when I do the Smart inspited version.
I have chosen Smart (surprise surprise) because I love his work and I feel that his urban landscapes resonate well with my impression of the word ‘street’I find this sort of thing very difficult indeed…. then I move into street art which is much more fun and something I enjoy (yes I do believe it is free expression – no I do not like tagging) but is quite out of my league. I experimented with it when I was 12 and 13 like everyone but I don’t really have the knack (I was better at bubble writing) I also think of Heinlein and his rolling roads.I think this work needs to be fairly simple to lend impact.
it needed to have anomaly of scale and each piece needed to further refine the composition and solidify the body in the environment. I felt a need to choose a view from one of my Europe photos (for no reason other than I wanted an interesting space) and some photos I took of Liam after my fall a month or two ago.I was really worried about this assignment as I felt I had overreached in the space for the size (8cm x 10cm!)… Have been working on my exhibition proposal for early next year and thinking about where I want to take the next one.
Jennie's Palette 