June 2016 – ateliernewsdotcom

I set my hand to the plough…

At the start of the year in a fit of resolutionitis I decided to do some sort of artwork every day for 2016. I have done this before and found it rather productive acting as a seed bed for more sustained works. I’ve been posting this on my Facebook page, putting up whatever I have managed to do each day. The crunch comes when at 11pm I realise I have not done anything for the day. This has resulted in me venturing into the digital wilderness. I have nothing against digital art, just mine, which is very basic. By chance, and most of what I do digitally is by chance, I discovered Mandala and kaleidoscope tools in the effects kit of my editing programme. So late at night in desperation I have used this on some of my paintings to fulfil my resolve to do something each day. The results are rather beautiful.

My space, acrylic on canvas, 80x100cm

French Adventure

Eye candy

Until recently I had not travelled in France apart from the airport and a brief visit to Paris But recently I was in Charente visiting my daughter. Their rented house is right on the river on an estate with a number of buildings falling into attractive decay. The avenue of trees which was at one time the grand entrance caught my artist’s eye and I couldn’t resist going back agin and again to take photos.

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA

Messing

Studio practices

Years ago, when there was a special offer, I went halves with another artist and bought some powder pigments which I use now and then but have mostly looked decorative on my work bench. Recently there was another promotion bizarrely of just greens on St Patricks day. As I’m using a lot of greens I decided to indulge in some of the more unusual ones but of course now I have to get to grips with using them. Today’s effort is a glorious mess but sometimes you have to make them to learn even if that sometimes produces questionable results . I tell myself that I should NEVER be afraid of making a mess.