This week the focus was on creating unity, in contrast to last week's focus on variety. There were some clear boundaries to the work - make each piece monochrome - one hue/colour and its closest neighbours on the colour wheel; make at least three of each colour; use stripes as the format; focus on creating unity in the piece but add enough variety through texture, colour layering, printing etc to keep the work interesting. Where is the balance between unity (boring and dull) and variety (chaos, jumble)? I'm not satisfied with some of my pieces - they seem to lean to the boring side too much. And sadly, my photos of my work don't show the texture as much as in real life. However, it was a challenging exercise that tested my ability to stay within the stated parameters! These are 8x8 images using acrylic, collage and various drawing tools
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The objective for the week's work was - maximum variety, making sure each quadrant was different from the others and.... have FUN. I think I was successful on the first two, but I confess that I didn't have a lot of fun. I think that is due to my 'fear' about just throwing down the paint. I want it to 'look good' - sort of how I live my life!! Yikes - I've read that artists paint as they live. What would my art be like if I 'let go'? What would my life be like? I've updated the Gallery on this site - more images and all are with prices. Please contact me for purchasing and delivery options
This week's focus is all about COLOUR! Not shape, line or any other element, not balance, composition - just colour and how to focus on saturation, value and hue.
Hue - the actual colour - red, blue, green, etc Saturation - purity, brightness, clarity of hue Value - the lightness or darkness of a hue This week's lesson is all about variety - line, shape, texture, etc and all in black and white - which I have worked in before. This lesson was particularly helpful as I am reviewing my work for the December show - which is all B & W.
What is particularly interesting in this workshop, is that I have to describe what I SEE - not how I created. This has been very helpful to really become aware of what is on the canvas - what do you - my audience - see when you look at my work? What do I see? And does what I see resonate with me? With you? Here's my Lesson 4 assignment: Welcome to my blog. This is another exciting week of experimental painting in Jane Davies' workshop - 100 Paintings on Cheap Paper. The idea behind the cheap paper is that if the materials didn't cost much, we will allow ourselves to loosen up and be more creative.
And ... it works!! This week's lesson is all about shapes, created is a multitude of techniques: painted, collage, stamped, printed, etc. We were to create 10+ paintings, each one focusing on a different element. There's a lot of them - and in the first and second row there are a few before and afters. I'd love to hear your comments! |
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