…..and my critical evaluating views on my own learning “Just because you have a figure, that doesn’t mean you don’t realize it’s also an abstraction. It’s also a painting, it’s also a thing on a wall.” marlene dumas I would like to give my tutor credit for this opportunity to explore and learn, as she […]
I decided to use a De Kooning painting of a woman figure done in 1961. This was after his first period and the Woman Series, which was I – VI paintings of grotesque proportions of abstracted and distorted woman figures. Between 1964 and 1966, de Kooning painted a series of larger-than-life female images on hollow-core […]
This was my last formative feedback from my tutor, before I start to prepare for the Digital Assessment of June/July. I would like to reflect critical on this, as these are areas I need to develop as well as do some re work and look at my own development compared to the desired outcomes of […]
A SERIES OF PAINTINGS ON A THEME Subject matter, approach and techniques are entirely upon me and three to five paintings should be produced. The spread of the pandemic Covid19 virus changed the course of my choices. I am in South Africa till the lock down ends, and my husband and I are allowed to […]
Introduction It is suggested that I review my achievements so far and also reflect on which projects I’ve enjoyed. I feel I could have explored colour more – made more enquiries into how it applies in brush marking – oil painting. I found doing self portraits more challenging than still lives – although at the […]
RESEARCH POINTS RESEARCH POINT 1 I have to look a a range of painting with particular attention to the way the paint has been applied – from Monet, Pissarro, Cèzanne, van Gogh and the Expressionist painters. I should also look at the work of some 20th century pastel paintings and make notes about the range […]
WEDNESDAY 8 April 2020 The meeting of a mixed group of students was organised by student Emma Pigott and a Padlet was created with necessary instructions as to some reading beforehand and what to bring to the session. Hayley was very open in sharing her work process. The learning was again the opportunity of being […]
Evaluating how I developed my painting work process in terms of the course aims I will refer to page 5 in the course, Practice of Painting, where this is discussed and gives me the framework to attempt to critically evaluate the following:Explore and employ key processes for drawing and painting; Explore a range of media […]
I had a Zoom tutorial feedback with my tutor and she shared the mp3 recording. I value this learning, as we get into the detail of my specific issues and I can go back and apply what I learned. With regards to my assignment work my tutor is happy with the experiments and feel I […]
Looking at the research points in this part I soon realise that it would be good to start working on it, before I get into much more paintings, as expression and compositional learning could add to my work. Research point 1 On the Moma website I read that the painting below, reminded Dali of the […]