Eureka 2

Posted on March 26, 2012January 14, 2013 Posted in MiscellaneousTagged Abstract, Acrylic, Art, Board, Eureka, PaintingLeave a comment

So a few posts ago I did the whole experiment with the PVA glue and paint. I decided to give it a go and actually paint what I see and for a first attempt I’m quite happy with the result, and the fact that I finished in less than 5 hours is freaking me out. May be finally on to a winner; now it’s just the case of tweaking my FMP proposal :D. Ah art how you choose to evolve. Painted this at home, couldn’t be bothered to paint in uni as I had all the materials at home and now that I’ve FINALLY got my easel and camera; NOTHING CAN STOP ME!!! So expect a lot more this 2 months.

Painting Royalty

Posted on March 11, 2012January 14, 2013 Posted in PeopleTagged Acrylic, Art, Painting, Portrait, Prince PhilipLeave a comment

On one of my random painting moods I decided to paint a royal, I didn’t want to paint the obvious so I decided to paint Prince Philip. The guy is so funny and incredibly ignorant at times, but hey even the royals have their moments of humor.

I never add much detail on a study but I liked this portrait so much I’m considering painting another on a larger scale with more wrinkles, LOVE PAINTING WRINKLES…….. death to smooth skin so boring.

BUBBLES

Posted on March 7, 2012January 14, 2013 Posted in MiscellaneousTagged Acrylic, Art, Bubbles, Large-Scale, PaintingLeave a comment

I had a day of painting whatever entered my mind at any particular moment. I was also challenged by my tutor to paint on a large-scale as I always limit myself to A0. So I painted on a scale of 210cm x 170cm. The ribbon was probably my subconscious wanting to paint fabric however yet again THE BUBBLES ARE BACK. This time they have managed to produce a sense of space in my painting that I’ve never experienced before. And my work rate is beginning to scare me, this painting only took a day to finish.

Lion

Posted on March 7, 2012January 14, 2013 Posted in AnimalsTagged Acrylic, Art, Gerard Richter, Lion, PaintingLeave a comment

I actually have no idea what my thought process was like when I painted this but it probably have to do with me revisiting my notes on Gerard Richter.

Eureka

Posted on March 7, 2012January 14, 2013 Posted in MiscellaneousTagged Acrylic, Experiment, Painting, PVALeave a comment

Art has its moments of grief, but when you have that EUREKA moment you just want to mass produce again. I’ve finally got the final basis of my project; it all started whilst making more PVA and paint experiments, I stretched some paper and began construction my paintings when I noticed the paint & PVA mix dripping on the floor mixing and merging into something new, I loved the outcome so purposely spilled some on a piece of paper and slowly something amazing formed. From this experiment I would like to continuously do this and hopefully aim to paint some of the outcomes on a large-scale.

Endangered

Posted on March 7, 2012January 14, 2013 Posted in AnimalsTagged Acrylic, animals, elephant, Endangered, Lion, Monkey, Oil Paint, Painting, TigerLeave a comment

Well painting randomly lead me to paint animals I had on my 2011 calendar. It was only this year that i realised that the calendar showcased endangered animals. I painted the rest of the painting in acrylic, but for some reason I switched medium and started painting in oil for the tiger. This was the second time I’ve ever touched oil and this time I was successful.

Grandma

Posted on March 7, 2012January 14, 2013 Posted in PeopleTagged Acrylic, Art, Bubbles, Grandma, Painting, Portrait4 Comments

I felt liked painting a topic and for some reason death came instantly. Last year had to be the worst year for my family, we lost 5 members in a single year, all of whom I was really close to. I took into consideration the family members who have suffered the most from their loss and my grandma came into the centre of my thoughts. Not only has she lost her husband but in the same year she lost a son and a sister. My mother made a trip to support her during the memorial, she took lots of pictures and in every single picture she had this low sinking facial expression. She looked like she had a lot of emotions going at once. I feel that my FMP (final major project) will consist a lot of portraits of her and somehow the bubbles managed to slip into this painting too.

Self Portrait

Posted on March 7, 2012January 14, 2013 Posted in PeopleTagged Acrylic, Art, Gerard Richter, Painting, self portraitLeave a comment

I always paint myself before I paint anyone else. Don’t know why I just do.

Chitenge

Posted on March 7, 2012January 14, 2013 Posted in MiscellaneousTagged Acrylic, Ankara, Art, Chitenge, PaintingLeave a comment

Well I thought I would have a go at producing something completely different from the frame of work I was doing last year. I took inspiration from my trip to Amsterdam. Looking at Rembrandt’s painting of printed fabric, I wondered how he was able to achieve such an effect. I noted that he must have painted in layers. Chitenge material is an african material that showcases an array of prints and colours. I painted the fabric in three stages. I don’t try to have the subject of identity in my work but it always shows, so fighting it won’t help, I simply embrace it.

Jacket

Posted on March 7, 2012January 14, 2013 Posted in MiscellaneousTagged Acrylic, Art, Cardboard, Jacket, PaintingLeave a comment

This was my final piece for our foundation exhibition in the Herbert Read Gallery. It wraps up my final thought for my 2011 art work; and my old way of thinking in general. I hope to produce more work, not for the sake of producing work , but actually having my work reflect my thoughts and emotions. So my work will be extremely random. Our theme for this exhibition was ‘Books.’ Our thought process was to not think of a conventional book but what a book represents; my representation was not based on a story but the repetition found in books. The constant flicking of the page as well as the information you gain. I also find that some information on certain pages carry more importance for the book as a whole than other pages. The final piece showcases studies of my jacket painted on cardboard.

Back to work

Posted on March 7, 2012January 14, 2013 Posted in PeopleTagged Acrylic, Art, Painting, PortraitLeave a comment

Well it’s been a while since I’ve updated my blog. I go through periods of not doing anything and then suddenly producing masses of work. I will add more material as I go along hopefully on a daily base but I’m not promising anything. This was a project I had long set myself to do. I was commissioned to paint my friend’s baby; it started off well until I got the image he wanted me to paint, it was then I realised how much I hate too much shadow in my work, especially if the shadow is not subtle. I gave it my best shot and the end result wasn’t too bad. It’s funny because I tend to put back work I don’t want to do, this piece is evident to that as it took me 3 months to finish, not due to the length I take to paint but the fact that I hated painting it. As soon as I was done with the face I was surprised at the rate it took me to finish the rest, I guess my fabric studies are finally paying off.

Nicki Minaj Painting :D

Posted on October 11, 2011January 14, 2013 Posted in PeopleTagged Acrylic, Art, Nicki Minaj, PaintingLeave a comment

Following a discussion with a friend I’ve always wanted to have Nicki Minaj as a muse for some of my paintings. To start off I decided to do a portrait of her which was difficult as she has various sides to her character; however I decided to paint her in a neutral way with no crazy expressions as that’s how I see her. Through all her crazy characters she can actually come across as normal.

AND This is the final result 😀