Its been so long since I posted anything here - I'd almost forgotten how to ! The last post was at the beginning of my Summer vacation - before real life began and teaching became a distant memory. Well I've been back at the chalk-face since 24.8.10 - hence no posts and very little life either ! Life at in my studio continued throughout and I have managed to find time to continue working on the fiddly bits on my large TUDOR painting. It's coming together and the sterncastle of the main protagonist is now peopled with lots of bustling bodies ! The French battlefleet has appeared on the horizon and an English barge has also turned up ! More on this later . . . .
The first half of the term at College is now done and dusted and it has certainly been a busy one with huge classes of very needy students. The main objective of the first term is to encourage students to explore new skills and hopefully develop some themselves ! So we have been subjecting them to materials, techniques and processes - old and new - abstract and figurative.
The above is a composite of images that were kicking around on my desktop. It is my attempt to maintain my dwindling sanity. The composition comprises of a monoprint, that was in my last exhibition plus a detail of a charcoal drawing of one of my favourite models. At the bottom of this collage of images is the ghosted image of a new studio that I have been designing, although its very faint but so are my ideas for said building ! A topic that my AS Graphic Design students have been working on is "LOST & FOUND" and I think this rather manic composition fits the criteria. Lots of movement with layers of imagery flyiing about - it mirrors my life !
I have just completed a very different illustration for the Artspace 6by4 exhibition and sale which is on Friday and this has thrown up lots of ideas for a series and possible childrens book - so lots more to keep the creative juices flowing and the midnight oil burning brightly ! Talking of which I most get on ! Goodnight all - over and out !
