Mark making with acrylic paint

I like the marks that I have made on the paper using this tool.

Rembrandt study of Three trees

I like this study of Rembrandt three trees. I think the Biro works really well on Paper to describe the stormy landscape.

Lino Cut lifedrawing

This is a Lino cut print that I did and I thought it was really interesting to get high contrast between the black and white. The marks are very gestural and create really interesting effects when using the Lino tool. I do not really like the fact that the head is out of proportion to

Gallery Visits Artes Mundi exhibition Anna Boghiguian

I really like this installation by Anna Boghiguian. It is a really absorbing installation about the effect a capitalist government has on society. The image of the large machine is a great example of the expression of injustice and oppression from a harsh Armenian government. It comments on the human condition through the perspectives of

Painting in Progress

I think that this is a interesting painting because it incorporates acrylic paint in a bold way. I built up the image using a number of pieces of paper and this in turn created a detailed image that is quite interesting and deep. It was suggested by a lecturer that I work on one solid

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Painting of Eastville park

I did this painting of a cliff near Eastville park the cliff is interesting to me because it looks really cool and gnarled. I like the fact that it sits in the middle of the photograph and kind of veers off to the right. To start before I did the painting I tried drawing from

10 artists who would you put in an exhibition. 1)

I would put Peter Doig in my exhibition because: I like the way he uses colour, it is almost dream like and ephemeral like it is conjured from sleeping dream. I like the fact that he works partly from his imagination and partly from photographic imagery. Part of my stumbling block on the start of

Malik Favre

  I particularly like the work of Malik Favre she is an interesting artist to me because she has a real unique style in terms of her way of working. I like the fact she has a minimalist style. She has a very playful way of composing imagery and shaping objects with the picture to

Cornelia Parker

Cornelia Parker is an interesting artist to me because she has got a very interesting style which is all about ‘I resurrect things that have been killed off… My work is all about the potential of materials — even when it looks like they’ve lost all possibilities’ I think that this appeals to me because