‘Pleats’ series: Deep Pleats

Hi all, Continuing with my 'Pleats' Series the second oil painting I completed was on a longer portrait frame. Measuring 12X24 inches the frame was the perfect shape for the flower and photograph I chose to abstract. I also decided to go ahead with this shape frame because it is quite abstract in comparison to...

‘Pleats’ series: Lemon Pleats

Hi all, As a part of my current practice I have started producing a series of moderate sized oil paintings that I have titled the 'Pleats' series. The first painting, titled 'Lemon Pleats' is a 45x37cm canvas completed in the studio, based off of a photograph that I took. Although as a painter I work...

Macro Photography

Hi all, For my current practice I have been using a lot of photography as a starting point for my paintings. So I thought I would take this opportunity to share with you some of my favourite photos from my recent photo-shoots. I have been using a macro lens to get some really close up...

Gyposphilia Prints

Hi all, As a part of my current practise I have been experimenting with print work on the printing press as well as painting. A hobby of mine for the past two years has been collecting, pressing and preserving flowers. So I thought this would be a perfect opportunity to experiment with them within my...

Blue Lily

Hi all, I want to talk a little bit about a painting I completed a while ago, because when I first finished it I didn't like it at all and didn't want it to be shown. I completed this painting as a experimental piece between ideas to keep my current practice ticking over, because of...

Poppy

Hi all, I thought I would share my latest oil painting piece with you and the inspiration behind it. This was actually a commissioned piece for my Nan as she has been asking for one for a long time now. However because she had waited so long for one I didn't tell her when I...

Interim Exhibition

Hi all, This week at uni we began the installation of our Interim (or half way) show in a small gallery space we have available to us. For the show I planned on displaying my trio of rose paintings I had completed along with three smaller colour swatches that my fellow art student Tia Howell produced...

Inverted Rose – Process

Hi all, Just a very short post today. I thought I would share with you some videos and photos from the making of my Inverted Rose painting that I did as a part of my three rose piece series. This painting consisted of using phthalo green and white oil paint, mixed with small amounts of...

Trip to London – Gallery Visits

Hi all, So recently, my friends and I from uni took an arranged trip to London to view some galleries and current exhibitions, so I thought I would share with you some of the work we saw that day. We visited three galleries, the first of which was the Royal Academy of Arts. They currently...

Trio of Rose Paintings – Beginning my Studio Practise

Hi all, Getting stuck into my studio practise with some flower paintings in oil - my favourite kind of painting. This first one I completed using a reference photograph that my dad took and whilst the photograph is very cut off in terms of not being able to see the rose as a whole, I...