I had to show off my pumpkin from yesterday, I'm quite proud of him.
Friday, 1 November 2013
Monday, 28 October 2013
Friday, 20 September 2013
Thursday, 19 September 2013
Studies of a Sheep's Skull, 2008
These studies were all produced as part of a portfolio of drawings that I sent off to universities for admission into architecture school.
Friday, 13 September 2013
The Wolf, 2008
Educational piece, Acrylic on Plaster.
Painted with acrylics and applied directly onto plaster using only a palette knife. The plaster had been applied to an MDF board in a rough manner, leaving the surface bumpy and grainy to give the painting an interesting effect.
Thursday, 8 August 2013
Untitled (Abstract #2), 2007
Clay, fired with coloured glazes.
This educational 3-D piece came under the theme of nature, but more specifically it speaks about life and growth. It was inspired by branches and buds growing on trees and twigs that had fallen to the ground.
To create the piece, the clay was pressed into bark and twigs to leave a print on the surface. This was then shaped into cylindrical forms with the smaller ones being arranged inside a larger one, similar to how you would find seeds within a pod.
Looking back on this piece it feels like the curling form of the clay resembles the shape of bark when it's removed from a tree. Seen in this way it seems empty and dead, as though it's representing the skin without the life that should dwell within. Even though there are small growths on the inside, really they are just more empty shells lacking in flesh or substance.
Tuesday, 23 July 2013
Untitled (Still-life with Shuttlecock and Climbing Shoe), 2007
Untitled (Still-life). Oil on Canvas. 2007.
Educational piece to practice the use of Oil paint. The exercise involved picking objects that were interesting to me at the time. I was also told by my tutor not to use any black in the piece which I think really helped (I was making everything really dark). It's much more colourful and bright as a result.
Badminton Player, 2007
Badminton player (self-portrait). Pastel on paper. 2007.
An educational piece under the theme of time, influenced by the Futurist movement.
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