Wednesday 24 August 2011

Etsy

Last night i created a shop on Etsy.com and put up my first three paintings for sale! Very exciting. Everyone go and take a look! Hopefully this is the start of something big.
So you can buy my paintings for £35 each from my Etsy shop! I hope you take a look, more items to be posted soon!

Tuesday 23 August 2011

Painting..my first attempt

Here are my first few attempts at painting on canvas, all 5x5 inches using acrylic. The first two are based on the sea, the second a more abstract piece. I had the idea for the third while at the Bristol Balloon Festival last weekend.




I put a base coat on in deep blue or purple, then covered the canvases in imitation gold and silver leaf to give a shine and vibrance under the paint. I am really enjoying working like this, it gives amazing results.  i have also used metal leaf lacquer over the top of the finished painting to give a rich shine to the canvas. I would love to know what people think of them.

Surprise Sale!


So today i was walking down Park Street on the way to Tesco, and i came across this stationary shop. I went in just in to kill some time really and look around, but what did i find at the back? A basket full of liquitex heavy body with 25% off! I may have got a little excited and bought 3 tubes, despite having noo money at all. Any way this is a link to their website, its under construction at the moment but your might be able to find a bargain there soon, and if you live in bristol head to Park Street!

Monday 22 August 2011

Starry Night...

Today i have been researching some artists in an attempt to find inspiration for my next painting. I am still waiting on a big order of paint from Cowling and Wilcox, who by the way have awesome discount prices on art supplies so you should all go and have a look. Anyway i'm waiting for this order and i didn't want to start anything else without the right colours so i though i would do so research while i waited.

Im thinking of using Van Gogh's work for the next piece, Starry Night in particular has really taken me. I want to take from the colour palette and style to create something new.
Here it is anyway, i just love the movement in the shapes. I am really being drawn to flowing, energetic images at the moment, this subject also relates back to my uni project in style, shape and colour.

It's a beauty ehy.

Sunday 21 August 2011

Current Project... Water

At the moment i am working on a summer project for uni, based on water. Its still in it's beginnings but here is the mood board i created today..

Im looking into both colour and and shape created by water, particularly i'm interested in using light floating fabrics, very thin and sheer. Using layers to build up texture. Already i take from this board  an idea of contrast between very hard jagged shapes that can be created by ice and the soft flowing movement of water.

Refresh..

So iv'e just come across this blog i set up, totally forgotten i had it! I've given it a bit of love and have made a promise to myself to start using it at lease once a day. To the first of many...

Anyway, currently i am really getting into painting. Im doing work experience at Jean Jones Gallery in Clifton, Bristol, and it has been amazing so far! Here is a link to her website...

Jean Jones Gallery

...which just the other day i updated myself! She has been a real inspiration and i am enjoying learning all about her work. If you live in the area definitely go in and have a look! I'll upload some of my attempts at painting soon.