A plan to change direction

So far in my working practice I have made drawings, which I love to do, that have been a tool for me to make paintings from. This worked, except my real passion comes from working in the space I would like to describe. I am now going to make drawings and let them be the work. There is no need to repeat the drawings. This leaves me space to try new things, I am experimenting with panels painted in one colour. The important decisions will be in the colour chosen, the size and layout of the panels. The work will investigate space in a new way for me. I am excited about the way the panels will affect the space. Also, thinking about panels has lead to me noticing panels day to day, some of these I will photograph as part of my research. Photography is something I have not wanted to use in my work as I hate to draw or paint from photographs. I believe strongly in working from life. Now though, I will be photographing for the sake of the photograph.

Corsham Library 12.2010
Whitehall Garden Centre 12.2010

Registration

My mind is preoccupied with thoughts of the next year, my working routine and everything I would like to achieve. I am also thinking about next year and where the degree will lead. My first step is to plan and make my new boards and get to work on my paintings using my research drawings.

Summer research

Over the past months I have been working on a set of drawings of interior public spaces. I made the drawings in the spaces. I see each drawing as a piece of art. The amount of time I spend on each drawing varies, I set myself a goal for each one and the time it takes depends on what the goal is. I find drawing the space very informative for my paintings which I will make when I return to the studio using these drawings as reference. By drawing the space (as many times and from as many angles as I am able) I get to know it so that when I get into the studio to paint it the measurements or angle of line come almost naturally, using the drawings as a guide, which allows me to paint in a free style.

I have also begun researching for my final essay, some of the books I have been reading are; Guy Debord, Susan Sontag, Yi-Fu Tuan, Andreas Huyssen, Gaston Bachelard.

Year two exam