Work In Progress!

Expect to see quite a few work in progress posts during this year, now that I have a major exhibition to work towards! I'll be doing lots of work, so will post updates of them for you all to see. 

I'm aiming for at least 25 artworks in my exhibition, and given I have 4 completed I think I'm going to be busy! So here is #3 in my Abstract Illustration, Animals series....the Moose. I've titled this one Defiance, in deference to the don't give a rats attitude that apparently Moose have. This one certainly seems to have that sort of stance. 

I love doing the backgrounds to these paintings. I start with a coloured ground, then mountains of gesso very liberally applied over the top. 

 I then use ink pouring it straight from the bottle, letting it run down the canvas. Some parts I rub in with my hands, some I leave alone. I keep repeating this process until I'm happy and then I begin with the oil pastel, adding highlights again until I'm happy with the overall composition and colours.

 

 Once I determine the right location compositionally speaking, for my animal of choice I let loose with the ink again. And this is the final result. I love my moose! Next up I think is an Emperor Penguin cradling an egg.....

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A Major Solo Exhibition In The Works!

I know I've been quite slack on the posting side of things lately - I do have a couple of artists features still to share with you all and I need to catch up on the lesson posts. My students have been doing some wonderful work: I'm so impressed with them all!

But in other news, I had applied for an arts residency and while I wasn't successful I had contacted them for some feedback and was very excited at their response. After being just a little down in the dumps that I hadn't gotten the residency when he gave me feedback it certainly cheered me up no end!

He said that my application was fantastic and it was more of a testament to the overall quality of all the applications, rather than anything being wrong with mine.  Mine was one of the top 5, and of those the 4 'runners up' were so close that they simply couldn't decide on a second winner.

So when I went in to meet with him yesterday he offered me a two week City funded exhibition, plus they'll employ me to run a 3 hour workshop concurrently with the exhibition! He said that they were very excited to be working with me, and he loved my work and thought it was unique to the area and will definitely be a great thing for not just me but also the City!

The exhibition will be run in the last half of September, and there will be an official opening with City Dignitaries present! I'm super excited about it, and just a little bit nervous as well. I have to now decide on how many works I want to do, placement of them within the 83sqm gallery space and invitation and catalogue design. And then also of course who I want to attend the opening! 

I guess there's nothing left but to get painting and creating!! Wish me luck! 

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Progeny Print Exhibition

Patsy Bush, Profile -  Linocut

Last month I was lucky enough to be able to take part in a print makers exhibition and exchange, in Victoria. 

Today I received my set of exchanged prints in the mail and I'm kind of in awe at the quality of the work presented. So I thought I'd share some of my favourites with you. (All prints are copyrighted to their respective owners).  They came to me gorgeously packaged in their custom made storage box - but I'm definitely going to be framing some of them!

 

Dot Leslie, Daughters - reduction Linocut

Deb Jackson, Sea of Karma - linocut

Vicki McKay, Progeny - Etching w/ Aquatint

Sue Grossman, Tulip - Linocut

Sue Baulch, Donkey - Etching w/ Aquatint

Sarah Wherry, Metamorphosis - Screen Print

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