tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76452966232800623082024-02-19T18:27:56.134-08:00virtual drawing groupA blog about making art. Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11927301029870130656noreply@blogger.comBlogger406125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7645296623280062308.post-84134813775185341592023-03-14T13:18:00.005-07:002023-03-14T13:18:31.908-07:00Drawing through a shower curtain and what happened next<p><span style="color: #741b47;"> Zoom life drawing continues. I have been part of Mick Kirkbride's Insight Art zoom life drawing since it started. It is absolutely brilliant! Today Mick hung a shower curtain so we could barely see the model. Mick is an advocate of struggling with the materials. What he didn't know was that my studio was bright today and it was even harder for me to make out the model (behind an opaque/translucent curtain), projected onto the wall. </span></p><p><span style="color: #741b47;">After I drew the three sketches behind the curtain, I thought how the ambiguity and blockiness of the figures recalled Bonnard. I took out a book of Bonnard paintings and opened to a page that had similar colours to what I was looking at and drew the model before me.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiK4UU4g_rXXG8fmrIVztYxwgDUyYojxeCJGNzhClk3mjs4Peer8OEQg978ZYUl2HxRFhQ1vhfVhwLVxa0MORFX0WW7xLdhszwWYalIdyMRhNXQU7fOysGLma9qf-tcKUTskifuokTF5uR86KZAu4pVC2B8Vzx5suU2H3g_oTj0PYf0lbL4qQfcZ3Mxw/s1944/new%20model%2014.03.2023.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="color: #741b47;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="1898" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiK4UU4g_rXXG8fmrIVztYxwgDUyYojxeCJGNzhClk3mjs4Peer8OEQg978ZYUl2HxRFhQ1vhfVhwLVxa0MORFX0WW7xLdhszwWYalIdyMRhNXQU7fOysGLma9qf-tcKUTskifuokTF5uR86KZAu4pVC2B8Vzx5suU2H3g_oTj0PYf0lbL4qQfcZ3Mxw/s320/new%20model%2014.03.2023.jpeg" width="312" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #741b47;">16 x 16cm (about an hour) pastel on paper prepared with tinted pastel ground</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="color: #741b47;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXwB97snQ1mLOz9gchYdZHGM2xMiW6HXpnDk5Vk78qSOOOOMtG8a_qyPqmQ7t4fb4xpbHuYTjb_AY6de7nCsHJnTAxbwmZsDNtqjXxRHuJJq35E421nkrryFFQyuW8UgoW87tL108uv73oXmWrwI0olYpfMqkGWUPUdaUh4vKfMXy1JKKsa60PZdc4Qw/s1391/Pierre_bonnard-nude_with_chair.Jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="color: #741b47;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1391" data-original-width="1047" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXwB97snQ1mLOz9gchYdZHGM2xMiW6HXpnDk5Vk78qSOOOOMtG8a_qyPqmQ7t4fb4xpbHuYTjb_AY6de7nCsHJnTAxbwmZsDNtqjXxRHuJJq35E421nkrryFFQyuW8UgoW87tL108uv73oXmWrwI0olYpfMqkGWUPUdaUh4vKfMXy1JKKsa60PZdc4Qw/w151-h200/Pierre_bonnard-nude_with_chair.Jpg" width="151" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47;">Bonnard -<i> Nude with Chair</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5MwiuJgR9I-SkGAzHGR0jS844IuKfFhciZ-08ur2WmVRiJe6aiGLrwj8YoApqFaYgkWTA3MRly9AIjjbAMmaLP3UUC-BOlXU9L6LwM3i7sy7mayXB0onKof3DcIEP814_H-NUe4_YwPcWezylMV087ylI2I6axgz8uFf43iuYn2yAYd9JFwH9vKEDHA/s1928/new%20model%2014.03.2023%201.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="color: #741b47;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1928" data-original-width="1217" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5MwiuJgR9I-SkGAzHGR0jS844IuKfFhciZ-08ur2WmVRiJe6aiGLrwj8YoApqFaYgkWTA3MRly9AIjjbAMmaLP3UUC-BOlXU9L6LwM3i7sy7mayXB0onKof3DcIEP814_H-NUe4_YwPcWezylMV087ylI2I6axgz8uFf43iuYn2yAYd9JFwH9vKEDHA/s320/new%20model%2014.03.2023%201.jpeg" width="202" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #741b47;">10 minute sketch through a translucent/opaque shower curtain. </span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="color: #741b47;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZHyK3qNPCEpQQm_Z-nN-PgUjYnXBrCrXHzKqmZo4uMOCH1bc9pmMuqh9DG1wWQ3NhtDawa0I87LPrFlfglfmMwMeQFlpGUhqg0IIY7_fYqSedTrZm0qB-4UWOSUK7fTOMk0AgHdIenbmU62lVnAIBpu7y1MAEogHCv6XG9udvR-glfL1EFkT5kGsQSg/s1916/new%20model%2014.03.2023%202.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="color: #741b47;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1916" data-original-width="1262" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZHyK3qNPCEpQQm_Z-nN-PgUjYnXBrCrXHzKqmZo4uMOCH1bc9pmMuqh9DG1wWQ3NhtDawa0I87LPrFlfglfmMwMeQFlpGUhqg0IIY7_fYqSedTrZm0qB-4UWOSUK7fTOMk0AgHdIenbmU62lVnAIBpu7y1MAEogHCv6XG9udvR-glfL1EFkT5kGsQSg/s320/new%20model%2014.03.2023%202.jpeg" width="211" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #741b47;">10 minute sketch through a translucent/opaque shower curtain. </span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="color: #741b47;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW0t89az7Hr5uDeBV2WZYiU9HjmxZhP1Jd0t-005K4R00eDINLMhRG2uJTd_JVwFUKEiHHcNTa1_CKIg-N3QjMeUNZlU6AEWzVdZk8GY-yg69e_ijIqMrzW0HXFNy7KCgThH9MMtsob2o0rigT4wDgHOAHMq2i4sH3kx2phIIUKlerl_VpzYf8KMwm5g/s1960/new%20model%2014.03.2023%203.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="color: #741b47;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1960" data-original-width="1243" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW0t89az7Hr5uDeBV2WZYiU9HjmxZhP1Jd0t-005K4R00eDINLMhRG2uJTd_JVwFUKEiHHcNTa1_CKIg-N3QjMeUNZlU6AEWzVdZk8GY-yg69e_ijIqMrzW0HXFNy7KCgThH9MMtsob2o0rigT4wDgHOAHMq2i4sH3kx2phIIUKlerl_VpzYf8KMwm5g/s320/new%20model%2014.03.2023%203.jpeg" width="203" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #741b47;">10 minute sketch through a translucent/opaque shower curtain. </span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="color: #741b47;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #741b47;"><br /></span></div><span style="color: #741b47;"><br /></span><p><br /></p>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11927301029870130656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7645296623280062308.post-84482654373087618492021-03-02T12:13:00.000-08:002021-03-02T12:13:05.914-08:00Colour!<p><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;">On Instagram, I took part in the ten day challenge. That is an opportunity to post older work for ten consecutivve days. I don't often look back, and the task of choosing was interesting. One thing that I noticed was that, in general, my work (of late) is much bolder and brighter, not to mention more detailed than what I was doing before. People liked my older work, and so do I, but what I'm doing now makes me happy, now.</span></p><p><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;">Today I finished a piece that reminds me of a hawaiian shirt. That is an after-thought, but if I were shopping, it would be the shirt I would choose.</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnmdn8560mm0OefRU1qR-BJHY9B7z8xFZ9DhdFeZfKOLL5jk8wphjNUtmHsG74x2Qy355S3upwtJwU2Xb4rYgqGOMVm9pDiBC2nRxRV3LvPaaQwdd0to4JXtS0Sn9z4VMbSGkO4379CxWB/s2048/Self+portrait+as+Eve.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1467" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnmdn8560mm0OefRU1qR-BJHY9B7z8xFZ9DhdFeZfKOLL5jk8wphjNUtmHsG74x2Qy355S3upwtJwU2Xb4rYgqGOMVm9pDiBC2nRxRV3LvPaaQwdd0to4JXtS0Sn9z4VMbSGkO4379CxWB/s320/Self+portrait+as+Eve.jpeg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;">Self Portrait in Eden, egg tempera on panel, 30 x 22 cm, March 2021</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;">Last week was about romance and the cliche of red of pink (Bridgerton style). It turns out painting all that red is tough, though.</span></p><p><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB8ZGQSQ9IKFOwwB8BK8bdSaZS_rrdYg54mWid18vInwyoV88bYnoXAUKJ8Gd2WLGimPwLjaQwwsYEsM-8jHEwwJXFl-s52NbVid-Czkk_R5tt1GBwGvZ4L8NS5_4BUWEjU5AVxNspgxt5/s2048/Me+and+My+duke+_2.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1694" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB8ZGQSQ9IKFOwwB8BK8bdSaZS_rrdYg54mWid18vInwyoV88bYnoXAUKJ8Gd2WLGimPwLjaQwwsYEsM-8jHEwwJXFl-s52NbVid-Czkk_R5tt1GBwGvZ4L8NS5_4BUWEjU5AVxNspgxt5/s320/Me+and+My+duke+_2.jpeg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;">Me and My Duke, egg tempera on panel, 30 x 25cm, Feb 2021</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;"><br />The week before was about colour and pattern and the hope of warm weather and would the pandemic be over enough for a trip to Maine.</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBpa9KeUTVFL4GRCyk-lTYxnu-8nDQeJoNB856EpSKyX731jf0OslPX9979PI7Hc0mtWMdhiW71XzRF4KNsNTWrz4-MCoZCA3rdz1Q2acWL3-e9yA7qihyphenhyphenXTjlRIlQTSgrnbIx-zaC2EXT/s2048/A+New+Season+5.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1486" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBpa9KeUTVFL4GRCyk-lTYxnu-8nDQeJoNB856EpSKyX731jf0OslPX9979PI7Hc0mtWMdhiW71XzRF4KNsNTWrz4-MCoZCA3rdz1Q2acWL3-e9yA7qihyphenhyphenXTjlRIlQTSgrnbIx-zaC2EXT/s320/A+New+Season+5.jpeg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;">egg tempera on panel, 30 x 22 cm, Feb 2021</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;"> </span></p><p><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;">And before that I wanted to bring the sunshine inside and painted a tribute to some beautiful golden apples.</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPZm1RbkkvOLvutFqwzPSByTqha56NIG_qDcXzVeClpLbNa-BMt3lYaUR2yXXmEsWfAhyphenhyphenIFX_9QoeWDMcZdMpjA66kn3B1sNeLHPaTH6Fou7fwaEJUp0irkvoLjq-4mbGYShz-5VlUcTuD/s2048/Golden+Apples+Days_3B.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPZm1RbkkvOLvutFqwzPSByTqha56NIG_qDcXzVeClpLbNa-BMt3lYaUR2yXXmEsWfAhyphenhyphenIFX_9QoeWDMcZdMpjA66kn3B1sNeLHPaTH6Fou7fwaEJUp0irkvoLjq-4mbGYShz-5VlUcTuD/s320/Golden+Apples+Days_3B.jpg" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;">Golden Apple Days, egg tempera on panel, 26 x 26 cm, Feb 2021</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><p><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><p><br /></p>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11927301029870130656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7645296623280062308.post-40737284257248835612021-01-25T09:48:00.005-08:002021-01-25T09:50:42.472-08:00Choosing a Support<p><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: helvetica;"> </span></p><p><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><div class="sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html" data-block-type="2" id="block-309330e8bb9790b2fbf5" style="box-shadow: none; clear: none; font-size: 16.972000122070312px; height: auto; outline: none; padding: 0px 17px 17px; position: relative;"><div class="sqs-block-content" style="outline: none;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: medium; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US">The difference between working with egg tempera on paper versus a panel. My first painting of 2021 was an egg tempera on paper primed on both sides repeatedly with Sintopia then I used PVA to attach it to a piece of thick, acid free, mountboard. I pioneered this support (for me) last January and sort of enjoyed working on the surface. I liked the outcome. One of my friends wondered why the pieces painted on paper were brighter than my panels. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div class="sqs-block image-block sqs-block-image sqs-text-ready" data-block-type="5" id="block-yui_3_17_2_1_1611595164298_4635" style="box-shadow: none; clear: both; height: auto; outline: none; padding: 17px; position: relative;"><div class="sqs-block-content" id="yui_3_17_2_1_1611596270285_302"><div class="image-block-outer-wrapper layout-caption-below design-layout-inline combination-animation-site-default individual-animation-site-default individual-text-animation-site-default sqs-narrow-width animation-loaded" data-test="image-block-inline-outer-wrapper" id="yui_3_17_2_1_1611596270285_301" style="transform: translateZ(0px);"><figure class="sqs-block-image-figure intrinsic" id="yui_3_17_2_1_1611596270285_300" style="margin: 0px auto; max-width: 2500px;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjym2hHZZm8KLCjyoeLd9YSJX3wrCJwXjs-5j9Nxy4WBFPx5Q5-aYCxqjat0V1EJij8FqpWz3jMIkFdJcVQfmhO6SFM2IGF1sPtLz24htC3YYfe0mfaXyie72HVimwlFTzCGrTw_W1U6E0z/s2048/Weekend+Garden_3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1957" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjym2hHZZm8KLCjyoeLd9YSJX3wrCJwXjs-5j9Nxy4WBFPx5Q5-aYCxqjat0V1EJij8FqpWz3jMIkFdJcVQfmhO6SFM2IGF1sPtLz24htC3YYfe0mfaXyie72HVimwlFTzCGrTw_W1U6E0z/s320/Weekend+Garden_3.jpg" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-small;"><br /><span style="text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;">Weekend Garden, egg tempera on panel, 25 x 27 cm, Jan 2021</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="image-block-wrapper has-aspect-ratio" data-animation-role="image" id="yui_3_17_2_1_1611596270285_299" style="font-size: 16.972000122070312px; overflow: hidden; padding-bottom: 260.390625px; position: relative; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: helvetica;"> </span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiYDMn4C1hUPKoJC9nfjZoFTQl-CyJOcdV5LpNlHrHpy6ym4xQ7yspaeNbCMK3Oy1Qb5G4ahByoUZfdyAcYypiVDK7_jefkLdhzqafL3_Bg_Ht26DbSodwRImYFICWJ1EaijJNBNp5EuzC/s2048/Foo+Dog+and+Flowers.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1460" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiYDMn4C1hUPKoJC9nfjZoFTQl-CyJOcdV5LpNlHrHpy6ym4xQ7yspaeNbCMK3Oy1Qb5G4ahByoUZfdyAcYypiVDK7_jefkLdhzqafL3_Bg_Ht26DbSodwRImYFICWJ1EaijJNBNp5EuzC/s320/Foo+Dog+and+Flowers.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Foo Dog and Flowers, egg tempera on paper primed with Sintopia, </span>
<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">laid on board 21 x 15 cm, Jan 2021</span></span>
</span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 16.972000122070312px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 16.972000122070312px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></span></div><span style="font-size: 16.972000122070312px; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: helvetica;">I</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">I’m not sure if it is the material or the way I work with it. Last year I found the sintopia was very absorbent and dried instantly.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">This year I didn’t find it as dry. Painting on a panel is more satisfying.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">The surface builds up evenly and it is a gorgeously smooth. The paper is more resistant. Also, the product feels more substantial. I’d be curious to hear what you think!</span></div></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm; text-align: start;"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></figure></div></div></div>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11927301029870130656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7645296623280062308.post-10465329131732361952020-10-08T07:41:00.006-07:002020-10-08T07:41:51.515-07:00The impact of looking at artists' work while drawing<p><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: helvetica;">Zoom life drawing classes are more than a novelty now. On a good week I ‘attend’ three. Mick Kirkbride structures the classes so that we have a mix of short poses and longer poses and he always shows us the work of one or two artists to frame the way we might choose to look at the poses and respond to them. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGGmlzz19ulgBbXdSRgZcrznWa5KIUnkQNNkUeO3ytIHyr5us0vnwzpyzhvCmhailvevqf1WB_UcAqDVEGhWwiWBrhubLmMVBXVQ_173aApZmYZjHmgtXsCBVjEQxVrXitx65ilB588k1w/s1000/Week-5-insight-drawing-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="905" data-original-width="1000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGGmlzz19ulgBbXdSRgZcrznWa5KIUnkQNNkUeO3ytIHyr5us0vnwzpyzhvCmhailvevqf1WB_UcAqDVEGhWwiWBrhubLmMVBXVQ_173aApZmYZjHmgtXsCBVjEQxVrXitx65ilB588k1w/s320/Week-5-insight-drawing-2.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw2G4SkLMhd0WEgbvYy1YpGzlpvVZsEMavSsKBxgQbqaziAxdX8Wbo3m4g5wJW3K6p_i5tVTKQvztlsQ__FdVglzufAGUUsLpo2XCyImnS4QX_mW9pxsLiyFu4LYG9fyZCA3lzQRFh22Kb/s1000/Week-5-insight-drawing-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="905" data-original-width="1000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw2G4SkLMhd0WEgbvYy1YpGzlpvVZsEMavSsKBxgQbqaziAxdX8Wbo3m4g5wJW3K6p_i5tVTKQvztlsQ__FdVglzufAGUUsLpo2XCyImnS4QX_mW9pxsLiyFu4LYG9fyZCA3lzQRFh22Kb/s320/Week-5-insight-drawing-1.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: helvetica;">The three classes are equivalent, same resources but different models. Last night I think the model’s name was Eleanor. We began with two three minute poses followed by a five minute poses and two longer poses, I think they were 40 and 30 minutes. After the quick poses we looked at Bernard Dunstan, RA and NEAC <a href="https://chrisbeetles.com/artist/619">https://chrisbeetles.com/artist/619</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGm_AD9RkD-9n3JV3VQUBdHz4U8USvTKi-PQCt6Jlp4s6q9GWGAse1cdEs1miuJKGFBzcCoIVFWZQ5ysx82DvCIzaPa3rA4M9oA_skVqu4KHXbd08HbOKn8wTCPn4Xr1Mwfu3miM0GtlxI/s1000/Week-5-insight-drawing-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="713" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGm_AD9RkD-9n3JV3VQUBdHz4U8USvTKi-PQCt6Jlp4s6q9GWGAse1cdEs1miuJKGFBzcCoIVFWZQ5ysx82DvCIzaPa3rA4M9oA_skVqu4KHXbd08HbOKn8wTCPn4Xr1Mwfu3miM0GtlxI/s320/Week-5-insight-drawing-3.jpg" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLRvkbRDRnbCrCL91glXu4V9Ok87CjzeoC2fzS7HapWMF4mPawulZVBk4D89pwoy-xHd2htBuZKn5rDTKGLakS5QROX4R6lBIHrCGDUdZCwqkvv8c25EATg305i12S7luA0U_jz_MvG3AN/s1000/Week-5-insight-drawing-4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="713" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLRvkbRDRnbCrCL91glXu4V9Ok87CjzeoC2fzS7HapWMF4mPawulZVBk4D89pwoy-xHd2htBuZKn5rDTKGLakS5QROX4R6lBIHrCGDUdZCwqkvv8c25EATg305i12S7luA0U_jz_MvG3AN/s320/Week-5-insight-drawing-4.jpg" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0lmUx8ZDDMZHSkhPkZBqXEBhu2mCfcKnvwfeRnUoG-jZZdPIY1_2cro1WfnHyMM0J8d9IRclUuxhGkbk7U90GlJ4E98_gBlXEox3NW9WpDQ8ocruimLL4baHy9hk7kjxcSztpVgBiut5_/s1000/Week-5-insight-drawing-5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="713" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0lmUx8ZDDMZHSkhPkZBqXEBhu2mCfcKnvwfeRnUoG-jZZdPIY1_2cro1WfnHyMM0J8d9IRclUuxhGkbk7U90GlJ4E98_gBlXEox3NW9WpDQ8ocruimLL4baHy9hk7kjxcSztpVgBiut5_/s320/Week-5-insight-drawing-5.jpg" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: helvetica;">I have a new blog on my website. You can find it here:</span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm;"><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://www.rebeccaguyverart.com/blog-3">https://www.rebeccaguyverart.com/blog-3</a><br /></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><br /></span></p>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11927301029870130656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7645296623280062308.post-28041949341169800622020-09-22T13:12:00.002-07:002020-09-22T13:12:27.027-07:00Drawing on Zoom<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw8G2ZQIxb4077O38G5NzFhaAHYx2Kdso3GTWtIlwHSCoGkUWzXFp_iYvbmcOeJcMfC7QHvOl6BGgQ_5TKmLo2GcW-ASVtJC9WmFAB2DWvAN2HKBBSKn-s8Bf3aUQMEIZF-PjCpkovwxRs/s2048/Imogen.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1451" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw8G2ZQIxb4077O38G5NzFhaAHYx2Kdso3GTWtIlwHSCoGkUWzXFp_iYvbmcOeJcMfC7QHvOl6BGgQ_5TKmLo2GcW-ASVtJC9WmFAB2DWvAN2HKBBSKn-s8Bf3aUQMEIZF-PjCpkovwxRs/s320/Imogen.jpeg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;">A4 15 min<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;">I'm taking a life drawing class, based at Insight Art, broadcast on Zoom. I project my computer screen on the wall and draw from that. The class lasts an hour and meets three times per week. <a href="https://www.insight-art.co.uk">Insight Art</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;">Mick Kirkbride teaches by showing us examples of artists, suggesting that we consider some of these artists' sensibilities and approaches. The poses range from three minute poses to up to an hour. So far the longest pose has been about 55 minutes. I have worked on paper up to about A3, but most of my drawings are smaller. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaTVqdGEzN8IjUyA49slXbZIxpufk3v722taqUtT4g6qc4fUQMHVi49HoR9SgXMd-It9q0boS0WoHckhVwfMh9uRZHlbYUzf4yddR7hrc9JYhhuoewM8MUQXHM5zp_EcauhS4-5UmD1MqZ/s1840/Imogen+1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1840" data-original-width="1412" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaTVqdGEzN8IjUyA49slXbZIxpufk3v722taqUtT4g6qc4fUQMHVi49HoR9SgXMd-It9q0boS0WoHckhVwfMh9uRZHlbYUzf4yddR7hrc9JYhhuoewM8MUQXHM5zp_EcauhS4-5UmD1MqZ/s320/Imogen+1.jpeg" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;">A5 20 mins<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7reIV_i2fxx4ezLeiBHdNLt4O9cFK-F1wl2jTlvei12Kds9BhtSHh2Ep-IBVFA60k23QSq_Z_BxWVj9QCmcXn9tCcaaTx4Nu50-AsmV8QKWROMKQnlNNORJSenftVICAhoqpwGo5Pz6EN/s2048/Imogen+2.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1534" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7reIV_i2fxx4ezLeiBHdNLt4O9cFK-F1wl2jTlvei12Kds9BhtSHh2Ep-IBVFA60k23QSq_Z_BxWVj9QCmcXn9tCcaaTx4Nu50-AsmV8QKWROMKQnlNNORJSenftVICAhoqpwGo5Pz6EN/s320/Imogen+2.jpeg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;">A5 35 mins<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_r7xnEqpdwxJK0rIJd6vpI3gN3NhtaeQjFSafc_jBApDy4-YQ6T2-5dV0ab6p1LK_0edsfubOh7uhpva5G1SrLmf8LLKPrMo0ThGDLWCoByjfhgCI1jyo6m20M4ctw47-jr1Qf3WYfFN4/" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;"><img alt="" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="200" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_r7xnEqpdwxJK0rIJd6vpI3gN3NhtaeQjFSafc_jBApDy4-YQ6T2-5dV0ab6p1LK_0edsfubOh7uhpva5G1SrLmf8LLKPrMo0ThGDLWCoByjfhgCI1jyo6m20M4ctw47-jr1Qf3WYfFN4/" width="240" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;">part one 17 cm square <br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAPAkTXVByNF9WyKXOjIBdT0v7VQ2inRJxo0gyBajAl5ysU6wHxo1jo-E5fPxeSyApqrQwS9nmxD1btBNTP1tU56x3G2L4GZAH_allPpJKU3UkgAf6LGcLg6d1-sPwQNHpylSAlboPyIKT/" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 238); margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;"><img alt="" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="196" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAPAkTXVByNF9WyKXOjIBdT0v7VQ2inRJxo0gyBajAl5ysU6wHxo1jo-E5fPxeSyApqrQwS9nmxD1btBNTP1tU56x3G2L4GZAH_allPpJKU3UkgAf6LGcLg6d1-sPwQNHpylSAlboPyIKT/" width="236" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;">part two 17 cm square (55 mins)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuQ_6AQ9eprfNx42agGRROZmpRsYHhyphenhyphen7JrhfH8bnYtKas-M9dv9U_dlYERPD0G5yxQ8CXT8Bc48XT9DIAGc4JE55cZO4WogJldHVAogTmW7CdT11QpPV4H_KqeUOUOZipJbxVc2kTmdEuR/s2048/model+1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1863" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuQ_6AQ9eprfNx42agGRROZmpRsYHhyphenhyphen7JrhfH8bnYtKas-M9dv9U_dlYERPD0G5yxQ8CXT8Bc48XT9DIAGc4JE55cZO4WogJldHVAogTmW7CdT11QpPV4H_KqeUOUOZipJbxVc2kTmdEuR/s320/model+1.jpeg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;">17 cm square 3 mins<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpFDTHX2t4ITtKejTnLgy6FNXOWJ81q2Hk35ud5AGavPx3PU2KMKpXCu0HcNl9E6YxdCrg8LKVyHd-f7MYHpoaJSKY6WfIaapW5q9AtARpox2xbGvRvPOTYBDpNhSW7IwLsUdjyl-_Bb7T/s1838/model+11.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1242" data-original-width="1838" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpFDTHX2t4ITtKejTnLgy6FNXOWJ81q2Hk35ud5AGavPx3PU2KMKpXCu0HcNl9E6YxdCrg8LKVyHd-f7MYHpoaJSKY6WfIaapW5q9AtARpox2xbGvRvPOTYBDpNhSW7IwLsUdjyl-_Bb7T/s320/model+11.jpeg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;">monotype, 20 mins, 15 x 10 cm<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzZ6n6P_jGO2jMTBlQBaUBNzj4Xo9b5WN5AJ-cEQIU8-LZsYH3WlYGfepi_5NRkymr34r42fNRup5Jzsx7dzC6-nRHAsEJFIr4af-SbqpQkQDoVt9q3W02eQGm7TFD_UVk_FmIh06Ofyxs/s2048/model+6.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1374" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzZ6n6P_jGO2jMTBlQBaUBNzj4Xo9b5WN5AJ-cEQIU8-LZsYH3WlYGfepi_5NRkymr34r42fNRup5Jzsx7dzC6-nRHAsEJFIr4af-SbqpQkQDoVt9q3W02eQGm7TFD_UVk_FmIh06Ofyxs/s320/model+6.jpeg" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;">15 x 25 cm, 5 mins<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgREQ8bIv4-DCVRN_nwcB5ztmhx8NxUYyZfsdLogvVcMxpb759SIM3z8VsnuXxgiSTo2Kf_lXaaAKnBbOqT3jwYlthRdOP7Iha6t_sCAkvAOETdbXBWY-zkHfmYaFEa5JzGS1Mk6iyWzbt/s2048/model+7.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1394" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgREQ8bIv4-DCVRN_nwcB5ztmhx8NxUYyZfsdLogvVcMxpb759SIM3z8VsnuXxgiSTo2Kf_lXaaAKnBbOqT3jwYlthRdOP7Iha6t_sCAkvAOETdbXBWY-zkHfmYaFEa5JzGS1Mk6iyWzbt/s320/model+7.jpeg" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;">17 x 24 cm, 5 mins</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL5UpsRi9agsVMT88SKU3ZtwpIWFLQ7Wi8tH09WTYjA_dsRc9BFkjU-H7UYTLuFbU12kOLlVhd2qP2HiRCoKqSwZgX22__whvkAfosfsRMdIGmgqns0x86-dtfTb-Cypp9f1VpGL84MsdX/s1983/model+3.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1798" data-original-width="1983" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL5UpsRi9agsVMT88SKU3ZtwpIWFLQ7Wi8tH09WTYjA_dsRc9BFkjU-H7UYTLuFbU12kOLlVhd2qP2HiRCoKqSwZgX22__whvkAfosfsRMdIGmgqns0x86-dtfTb-Cypp9f1VpGL84MsdX/s320/model+3.jpeg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;">15 x 15 cm, 25 mins</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrHXJ7TEX4k4plyDMbOinnk37optV1wHbOwACK-Hh0Bn5gEqIpi2nc3t385FrQSHtYMHIX4pca6c43XgoSzQkPp8j25U8pxUEI7c2aAo-LBqVslIxFf_l1kwi2TkM6KCNJBU17MsVSlK-z/s1976/model+9.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></span></div><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxhMLrrF4cj3mXcCuRwqwKLSPlzRxL7eswWMoT2e8AKW5ITE-ZDykMKtHSaTdkkeb1lzDGEKVL0-a2tTdi9TIr4KzHo0-MJwHDaIAAhTjXRwZiSfYKTpwfHrMgSEbJgsnLwRLjFI1-7GPU/s1977/model+10.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1977" data-original-width="1950" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxhMLrrF4cj3mXcCuRwqwKLSPlzRxL7eswWMoT2e8AKW5ITE-ZDykMKtHSaTdkkeb1lzDGEKVL0-a2tTdi9TIr4KzHo0-MJwHDaIAAhTjXRwZiSfYKTpwfHrMgSEbJgsnLwRLjFI1-7GPU/s320/model+10.jpeg" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;">17 x 17 cm, 25 mins<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjy2xyb03LuQeEpmbql_28grStix7fklNyoJeE924PAs0ijNLH-ekv_fp9Talol-R6w7IUWgWTIz0ITdzCwhp6DbVrkmcLAMU7KmKrAENUzY94YqK65eaOYKkmEi5wz-38yVrfMeP8h-uA/s2048/model+5.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjy2xyb03LuQeEpmbql_28grStix7fklNyoJeE924PAs0ijNLH-ekv_fp9Talol-R6w7IUWgWTIz0ITdzCwhp6DbVrkmcLAMU7KmKrAENUzY94YqK65eaOYKkmEi5wz-38yVrfMeP8h-uA/s320/model+5.jpeg" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;">A5, 15 mins</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1yUZkl3k5d5FCAEx-edBle76UvxDL-v8UnayY9h9P-FwB4RxLKIzb-mDyarMgT0jA1hAzAU3GeWcAtjNMKUADO_5_Q3Y6g4ZbRelbzSC8k4fNLmg8-BmoeGhygg5amcoH0KMei9ysW4Os/s2048/model.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1744" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1yUZkl3k5d5FCAEx-edBle76UvxDL-v8UnayY9h9P-FwB4RxLKIzb-mDyarMgT0jA1hAzAU3GeWcAtjNMKUADO_5_Q3Y6g4ZbRelbzSC8k4fNLmg8-BmoeGhygg5amcoH0KMei9ysW4Os/s320/model.jpeg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;">20 x 16, 15 mins<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: helvetica;"><br /> </span><p></p>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11927301029870130656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7645296623280062308.post-75316236558783843802020-09-07T07:13:00.001-07:002020-09-07T07:15:12.153-07:00'A Scholar' in Lindisfarne sketching in an old book<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="758" data-original-width="1000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOzjDg-swcXZcL-tYQbbe059bNYI35uv1-yCaEGuYyzvmy_WiqYLMgN0ut1R4x85jC0rUt0gWpgzWB9p0mMza0qKb1CF7dV3iRgL56a2KF_GeSs1M1xyLqXjB2X2nfW88ZvenbL3T0tL5u/s320/Near-the-Sea.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;" width="320" /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Near the Sea</span><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">We arrived in Lindisfarne just as it was safe to cross onto the island, Tuesday evening 6:30ish. Patrick and I hadn't left East Anglia since February and most of the time we were home or at a food shop five miles from our door. We had both wanted to go to Holy Island since seeing it from the window of car or a train on our many trips to Scotland. Louise Kirkbride organised a painting week with Mick Kirkbride teaching, and that was perfect. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">There were five artists (plus Mick) and a few partners (jincluding Patrick) as well as Jacob, Lou and Mick's son. For a few others, Covid stopped play and they were missed. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdct8TATjPbXph5RSVASAaR0TR-i5yLIkAH3bequUrau7cj_UffuTpHZVZQAJ2vczRwoP4OTAizLPR6IVL5o-cXY5uxBZuA86MJxoj8OK7IeYZ5rth-iyBrmqyvMKL8Xz4PB5dW_7fjpdG/s1000/Scholar-of--Lindisfarne.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="686" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdct8TATjPbXph5RSVASAaR0TR-i5yLIkAH3bequUrau7cj_UffuTpHZVZQAJ2vczRwoP4OTAizLPR6IVL5o-cXY5uxBZuA86MJxoj8OK7IeYZ5rth-iyBrmqyvMKL8Xz4PB5dW_7fjpdG/s320/Scholar-of--Lindisfarne.jpg" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I got ready for the trip by preparing a book to draw in. This title was appropriate, as I had been the NEAC Scholar and Mick had been my mentor. As I drew, I found that the words on the page were also apt and they became my titles. I have not finished the pages as I like to whiten the areas around the specific words I have chosen, I may try to resolve some of the drawings that haven't quite worked, yet, but I fear that my list is so long that may takes weeks so thought I'd show you my progress so far!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="631" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVSYqoJi1w4chjYFbKMQucQWFdvWasxH1-yPiogSxZQImV_hyphenhyphen9zxMEZbdZUAhGkrk9j2K9g_UXnnpiD_czWPHRr69v_tuaEueJLr-pNV7Ixqful5fXngfL481i-NFrg0qPBACfDStcjqNl/s320/In-the-Sedgy.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;" /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">In the Sedgy</span><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">This was my first drawing, made in the harbour; it was the perfect place to begin. I was determined not to dwell on my drawings. I can see some lobster pots but doubt you can...</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="759" data-original-width="1000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihrrdmsL6YXOEIstQKZLxJIoOVOQrEFLXJPjmQSa7knWo6SNPP51G1yCVwNKeJ3CdEHOl2Io-Gbw1G_yXuiV-iAylpLcGHWupPGM2f00kgRJ7pBf01_e_09mOnwIgraB8Z0vkUG4VNuddm/s320/It-Established-Its-Right.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="320" /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">It Established its Right</span><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">This was my last drawing, looking across a pool of seawater in front of the lime kilns, with the castle to the left. Patrick and I were driving back to Suffolk. The water gave me a very hard time, changing from almost white to dark blue as the clouds went in and out. </span><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3B3-jekpjpSkuCm7ZpvRn8X6QGCX7BgnM8W5tcRTog9sCO112JffDHnhPKXg7cSzAmT6zHGGI01pRmFpqI_DB3Kc-VktL6pU7T2NeTt8EqCfkw2wj4sInRnxngin3CGPIFM4kSgUPdRkc/s1967/Rain+near+Priory.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1967" data-original-width="1925" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3B3-jekpjpSkuCm7ZpvRn8X6QGCX7BgnM8W5tcRTog9sCO112JffDHnhPKXg7cSzAmT6zHGGI01pRmFpqI_DB3Kc-VktL6pU7T2NeTt8EqCfkw2wj4sInRnxngin3CGPIFM4kSgUPdRkc/s320/Rain+near+Priory.jpeg" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-small;">Rain Near Priory</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><i>Rain Near Priory</i> was not made in my sketchbook. It was raining too hard and I worried that the wet might damage the drawings I had made earlier in the altered sketchbook. I faced the storm which pelted down rain and puddled the pastel. I used a rag to wipe everything off a few times when I thought the storm was abating, it never did while I sttod there. In the end I kept what I could and gave into the chaos, smudging with my fingers the pastels disintegrating in my hands.</span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnmG-Idv8kEx3fc7__OGMyiAe4Fm_RedWeZkPTBLAatsBFKTeFDQuBL-1VARqgpiQwr-Mw3kstaXXexwgDqK3ISlMBT2Bsb4rtqFu_qe0Bp_v5y330uNGJyi81-fMuEXSiWaPYGDY8WI1R/s1000/So-Far-as-Distance-Goeth.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="582" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnmG-Idv8kEx3fc7__OGMyiAe4Fm_RedWeZkPTBLAatsBFKTeFDQuBL-1VARqgpiQwr-Mw3kstaXXexwgDqK3ISlMBT2Bsb4rtqFu_qe0Bp_v5y330uNGJyi81-fMuEXSiWaPYGDY8WI1R/s320/So-Far-as-Distance-Goeth.jpg" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">So Far as Distance Goeth</span><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">From the harbour you could look ahead and see the castle and the boats, look left and see the tussled hills and sheep, or look behind or right to see buildings. This is unfinished, delighting in one of the other less iconic views.<br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgurzaAQCuNrZVGW8Jnn_-78UknDYwDxqGT-DtFllQf4MMed6S660Qu0S5p70pyIcdJeB_pUgP5R95lBRBPrhcNwj-4Zk0fHFBDp7YIlmgNzD4WV8uX1ZgufnWv_8T6dnv9-xyQ5TkzujmA/s1000/Standing-At-the-Boundary-Wall.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="672" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgurzaAQCuNrZVGW8Jnn_-78UknDYwDxqGT-DtFllQf4MMed6S660Qu0S5p70pyIcdJeB_pUgP5R95lBRBPrhcNwj-4Zk0fHFBDp7YIlmgNzD4WV8uX1ZgufnWv_8T6dnv9-xyQ5TkzujmA/s320/Standing-At-the-Boundary-Wall.jpg" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Standing at the Boundary Wall</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><i><span style="text-align: center;"><br /></span></i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><i><span style="text-align: center;">Standing at the Boundary Wall</span> </i>was made before <i>Near the Sea. </i>For me, one of the most striking things about the view was the blue, almost black, of water. People walked out onto the ledge and I could just see their stick figures in the distance. The tide was coming in as I finished the drawing and deciding where I should freeze it in time was one of those variables of plein air drawing that it's hard to get right, for me.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYGtUzWgFeCoo-p4SjDdptc7QKoP0Iket7fn6YT0fUoB7lsQyJsn5ollhLuCOXDlSClfg6Sok8BJM8BOtHp2zfyfOEilwluLosNzVqLCk4koLA9LBPOMbzmzc6U7Pnu3U1duq6oqNO88U9/s1000/Tales_of_North-Country.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYGtUzWgFeCoo-p4SjDdptc7QKoP0Iket7fn6YT0fUoB7lsQyJsn5ollhLuCOXDlSClfg6Sok8BJM8BOtHp2zfyfOEilwluLosNzVqLCk4koLA9LBPOMbzmzc6U7Pnu3U1duq6oqNO88U9/s320/Tales_of_North-Country.jpg" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Tales of the North Country</span><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">This is the only page I drew on in my second sketchbook, (same name). This was another quickie, to capture the flavour of the layers of landscape and the buildings I saw.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFR1OV38iYKJNBlJCHon8DL0_G298TA3SSxNaClWZUDgHfZFi2KGhEgGE-eQxnUF5wrKddGPj-w2O5xaSd8CgdY_bKTX5Iu0P-wibnTeSBDBdgC89VO1_htzQN6fmhGWRkm50PuM-6UUAq/s1000/The-Opening.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="746" data-original-width="1000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFR1OV38iYKJNBlJCHon8DL0_G298TA3SSxNaClWZUDgHfZFi2KGhEgGE-eQxnUF5wrKddGPj-w2O5xaSd8CgdY_bKTX5Iu0P-wibnTeSBDBdgC89VO1_htzQN6fmhGWRkm50PuM-6UUAq/s320/The-Opening.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">The Opening</span><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Our experience was that it rained when the tide came in and as the tourists raced to get home across the causeway. </span><i style="font-family: helvetica;">The opening</i><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> was made as the rain died down, shortly after </span><span style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><i>Rain Near Priory. </i>When the rain returned and we were ready to head back I had only noted the gesture of the harbour from behind the Priory gate. It wasn't a really quick sketch, instead I held back defining it. </span><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The</span></span><span style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"> light was viscous. The following day there would be archeologists with the Big Dig on the other side of the wall.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9AKkc6hAz-5aig8iHuppcIAoXWXZw0hKbmt4MjvfbMNtI7fenZwyRwd_EMClwRIje3Du0uET_YaKj_ZEVp2exBOSoD9h-rICQYgu57P1_kl86EO4VNIJB59eEBHClYiouE0g3y452blrY/s1000/The-Sound-of-the-Bell.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="629" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9AKkc6hAz-5aig8iHuppcIAoXWXZw0hKbmt4MjvfbMNtI7fenZwyRwd_EMClwRIje3Du0uET_YaKj_ZEVp2exBOSoD9h-rICQYgu57P1_kl86EO4VNIJB59eEBHClYiouE0g3y452blrY/s320/The-Sound-of-the-Bell.jpg" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-small;">The Sound of the Bell</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">This was from the first morning of drawing. The tide went out, the tide came in and the confusion of what was water and what was mud is all too apparent!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyiUlUZlowBxGkza-A4eLN8MlhjuAGmUrEQ79aGgYJltbojiO0DmL0M-8Yu3rIUl4GU4RJLsY0XKMNyXTwxudcBxXP33l_q3u-u3srEaNmXFbOD6XwdcEjyACejZbPFsUfA-tF6bfgWfq3/s1000/We-Must-Cross-the-Water.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="635" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyiUlUZlowBxGkza-A4eLN8MlhjuAGmUrEQ79aGgYJltbojiO0DmL0M-8Yu3rIUl4GU4RJLsY0XKMNyXTwxudcBxXP33l_q3u-u3srEaNmXFbOD6XwdcEjyACejZbPFsUfA-tF6bfgWfq3/s320/We-Must-Cross-the-Water.jpg" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">We Must Cross the Water</span><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">We were high up and the wind was blowing in my face. My hat blew off, but the downward road caught my eye and I unpacked my easel. I think the fixative made this even darker than it already was. The relationship between the wall and the water was constantly changing and my final marks made everything worse.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">By the way, my new website is live. There are still quite a few improvements to make but let me know what you think in the meantime! <a href="https://www.rebeccaguyverart.com">https://www.rebeccaguyverart.com</a><br /> </span><p></p></div></div>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11927301029870130656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7645296623280062308.post-87648181992284719612020-08-14T08:44:00.009-07:002020-08-15T07:23:17.858-07:00What is it about drawing in a book?<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-small; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1456" data-original-width="2048" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJG5QIj1uY_kUQ9hDU-GujP_Y4vFKCqwI2U1qA6MMvrfPZ54ic2GAVcgxJh87lWbi9-WCXtXZ1lMd9vGjqMVlttdD00V2qA3y5vNMPIH__E0qUSjlK4EKmANFz1mTJM9yOE8pH166tVYaK/w410-h291/So+Far+as+we+Can+Judge.jpg" width="410" /></span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: small;"><b>so far as we can judge,</b> pastel on 'opened book', 40 x 35 cm framed,</span></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">This drawing in the book <i>English Wildlife</i> (I found the book in Needham Market car boot sale), was one of a few images I made while thinking about the word 'Borders' with reference to The River Stour. The Colchester Art Society together with Ipswich Art Society is exhibiting at Firstsite, in Colchester. <a href="about://"><span style="color: blue;">Borders exhibition details</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">As I was drawing, I thought about a 'walk and draw' I took with Ruth Philo from Flatford, some years ago. Ruth introduced me to Rebecca Solnit. Rebecca Solnit mentions the blue of distance and it was that ‘blue of distance' that Ruth saw in my drawing. I am interested in the place where the horizon extends. I wonder how far it goes, or I can see. For me that border is a border of suspended disbelief, of longing, of hope, of ambiguity.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;">When I get a book that I think might inspire me, I look at the words at the top and bottom of each page, hoping that something will give me a starting place. 'so far as we can judge' was perfect.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><o:p> </o:p></p><span face="" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif;">I worked from drawings, memories and fragments of photos to try to conjure the Stour, as that is one border which separates Essex and Suffolk and was the essence of the Firstsite collaboration. I was delighted to learn that the drawing sold last week. If you are interested in seeing more of my drawings on books you can find some on my website. </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://www.rebeccaguyverart.com/sketchbooks" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif;">More 'opened books'.</a></span><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe1tQsYAILhEBNIwZ4GKDBFbf2-2ODR6ON06wwcYPs3Q1cI9IepgbBjSNjy1h_9mEivVwJIUAGIxEYh2FanWuWBG79bzUMIFvbA2mhEx3CT9Gv2i873pZy5ZkzXcGOEXCiQUtn0nTbci5c/s1105/Borders+wall+2020.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="994" data-original-width="1105" height="370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe1tQsYAILhEBNIwZ4GKDBFbf2-2ODR6ON06wwcYPs3Q1cI9IepgbBjSNjy1h_9mEivVwJIUAGIxEYh2FanWuWBG79bzUMIFvbA2mhEx3CT9Gv2i873pZy5ZkzXcGOEXCiQUtn0nTbci5c/w410-h370/Borders+wall+2020.jpg" width="410" /></a></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Firstsite exhibition </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgfn3u7ONRycCmVgB-6-KMffrrUZwCF0YhZMyzdFzp19IpbIlu0EbhjWEABsFlXw_1xNIA7FNgeaXti_vzsqXXsxCbLn1xaNZIrcbx-epWAnmcjrVKmb7rtJ7-JyoBY4vUBdYmLp7dzXpV/s2048/Day+After+Day+without.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1463" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgfn3u7ONRycCmVgB-6-KMffrrUZwCF0YhZMyzdFzp19IpbIlu0EbhjWEABsFlXw_1xNIA7FNgeaXti_vzsqXXsxCbLn1xaNZIrcbx-epWAnmcjrVKmb7rtJ7-JyoBY4vUBdYmLp7dzXpV/w293-h410/Day+After+Day+without.jpg" width="293" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: small;">day after day without, pastel on 1/2 an opened book, </span><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: x-small;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica;">This has been a busy family week and because of the heat (and lack of rain), my garden has needed lots of TLC so less time in the studio than usual. But while I watered etc… I was thinking of new ways to make book pages and managed to do a few drawings. In this one, 'day after day without' I took a book apart and glued part of it down onto half of the cover. I want to have the option of making portrait drawings without having to make two related drawings. I like having the cover as part of the piece. The image is my front garden and I was thinking about lockdown and how I have noticed so much more of what is nearby. I am attuned to nature in a heightened way. These are CHANGED TIMES and it is a little <i>day after day without.</i><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilij2InSYDZwF7CJnQ9peuMHpBf502wJlbhRtN14eNPsTKhhEAkGP5wQzQ6vN3JHuCh6gHJPXoyhjOzFEgYpKl6g-FBbFtD6T9AgZC1rIcVg05yHLdD7gPHWuONM_7ZyVXw3JiVqCMNszh/s2048/Flowers+and+Food.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1421" data-original-width="2048" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilij2InSYDZwF7CJnQ9peuMHpBf502wJlbhRtN14eNPsTKhhEAkGP5wQzQ6vN3JHuCh6gHJPXoyhjOzFEgYpKl6g-FBbFtD6T9AgZC1rIcVg05yHLdD7gPHWuONM_7ZyVXw3JiVqCMNszh/w410-h285/Flowers+and+Food.jpg" width="410" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Flowers and Food, pastel on book pages. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica;">I have noticed how bleached everything has become because of the heat and drought. Even some of my bright flowers seem muted. The potentilla was peach and is now almost white. Having said that, some flowers are eye-poppingly lurid. I love magenta! This still life was a response to the bleaching of my world in the hot sun. It is also narrative, a response to the words on the page. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica;">And in other ways of playing with the media, the lavender at the bottom, which I hope reads as a book cover, is not really a book cover. I made book cover facsimile with bookend paper and card. The drawing is not glued down yet. The drawing was made on three book page-spreads glued together. These experiments will go somewhere, I hope.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></span><p></p></div></div>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11927301029870130656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7645296623280062308.post-67070830592995143802020-08-05T09:14:00.002-07:002020-08-05T09:15:17.088-07:00Peaches say Summer to me<font color="#073763" face="helvetica"><br /></font><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwg0Q5HDJRi-3aGiyd1mdGTXQ2m0HT9h3riKrsMXK4TZJ9lv1yWbr3DTUHlbvIG6L6GS76Ju3Ce2BlxX8Tj40EmriZ_VGKWbcMevIL6cd7fcPFVlurjONddNng3IfJb5QTU8aXPDjs4WAF/s2048/Birdsong+and+Peaches_3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><font color="#073763" face="helvetica"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2022" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwg0Q5HDJRi-3aGiyd1mdGTXQ2m0HT9h3riKrsMXK4TZJ9lv1yWbr3DTUHlbvIG6L6GS76Ju3Ce2BlxX8Tj40EmriZ_VGKWbcMevIL6cd7fcPFVlurjONddNng3IfJb5QTU8aXPDjs4WAF/w316-h320/Birdsong+and+Peaches_3.jpg" width="316" /></font></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font color="#073763" face="helvetica"><br /></font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><font color="#073763" face="helvetica">Thirty years ago, when we lived in Rome, I bought most of my food from the local markets. In the summer the peaches were one of those necessary indulgences, not just for their smell and taste but because of their form and colour. I vividly remember bringing home a bag of peaches, I think I had bought a mix of yellow and white peaches, and spilling them out onto our table. We had very little furniture and very few things in general. Our tablecloth was an offcut I found in a shop in Stratford-on-Avon, that apparently was the fabric used in a BBC studio. It was blue and white. I could barely wait to begin drawing what lay before me. I still have the drawing, somewhere.</font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><font color="#073763" face="helvetica"><br /></font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><font color="#073763" face="helvetica">When I composed this I hadn't been thinking about the visceral pleasure the orange peaches on the blue tablecloth thirty years before had given me, but as I drew, I remembered and tried to evoke that intensity again. </font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><font color="#073763" face="helvetica"><br /></font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><font color="#073763" face="helvetica">This was another stop-and-go still life. I picked two bouquets this time but in the end it would have been necessary anyway as I needed that white flower to still the composition.</font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><font color="#073763" face="helvetica"><br /></font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11927301029870130656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7645296623280062308.post-72323708998220026702020-07-25T13:08:00.003-07:002020-07-25T13:10:21.472-07:00The Painting is Always King<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjssOS7fJK9z1BtyJH35sIe_26E-mVsCp0kpvEP6ylw_hS8TTQd_rlv3J1MPgL-Rep4Kv6wnMGIHZk9Fsf-zBWTR3TydDDKumicZ-XjFKcAQ5qzwukGahyphenhyphen3b2jljfJJEGHsysNDUDxEANHN/s2048/Kingdom+of+Flora_2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1336" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjssOS7fJK9z1BtyJH35sIe_26E-mVsCp0kpvEP6ylw_hS8TTQd_rlv3J1MPgL-Rep4Kv6wnMGIHZk9Fsf-zBWTR3TydDDKumicZ-XjFKcAQ5qzwukGahyphenhyphen3b2jljfJJEGHsysNDUDxEANHN/s320/Kingdom+of+Flora_2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><h4 style="text-align: center;"><font size="2">Kingdom of Flora </font><span style="text-align: left;"><font size="2">(30 x 20 cm) egg tempera on panel</font></span></h4><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font size="2"><br /></font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><font color="#0b5394" face="helvetica">I set up the still life for this painting on the 13th of July. Between then and now I finished a portrait for an NHS Hero, did plenty of pastel drawings in my sketchbooks, and gessoed 38 panels - this panel was the last of my <i>bigger</i> panels. The new panels are all bigger and they have a coat of rabbit skin glue, followed by nine coats of gesso and then another coat of rabbit skin glue. There is a lot of waiting for things to dry. It's laborious but also uplifting - so much hope. The panels took two days this time. I'm not sure when I actually began this painting but I certainly had something down over last weekend. It was stop and go but I also had a few problems from the outset. The set up was more square than horizontal and the only panel I had was a long panel, . The flowers didn't live very long, at all. The Gazanias died in about half a day. I couldn't really replace the flowers once they'd died. It is the start of my dahlia season, there weren't any new ones blooming yet. I wasn't really convinced by the colours in the arrangement at all. When I put the colours I saw on the panel, there was always something discordant, or simply ugly about it. But I I wasn't going to let that stop me.</font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><font color="#0b5394" face="helvetica"><br /></font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><font color="#0b5394" face="helvetica">Although I have plenty of objects to choose from, I like to vary what I am looking at and imagine people like to see different things. As a compulsive charity shopper, Covid 19 has forced me into a less consumerish way of working. I have nothing new and exciting to begin the dialogue between the objects.</font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><font color="#0b5394" face="helvetica"><br /></font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><font color="#0b5394" face="helvetica">Still, as I was painting I began adding objects to the the still life to try to 'fix' things. I covered colours and objects up and to change what I was looking at to make the composition work horizontally and to find a balance. IT IS MUCH BETTER TO PLAN YOUR STILL LIFE CAREFULLY SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO REARRANGE ON THE PANEL. One day I decided that I needed an orangeish shape on the right hand side. I trawled through Pinterest until I found what I needed. The plums rotted. The leaves shrivelled up and I had to redraw things as I brought fresh items to the table. On Friday (looking at my third bouquet) I remembered it was OK to paint what I needed, not what I saw. I was suddenly Rousseau looking at my tabletop peaceable kingdom. </font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><font color="#0b5394" face="helvetica"><br /></font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><font color="#0b5394" face="helvetica">I think I'm convinced by it now, or is too stylised?</font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzxaKulLeXuxvaaAyjcrmMhhhjrEP5TktOqYgXvlp8lk0pHW67h9ZOWwaKjTD3WRo_D35MOdOaWkdAY04TLdt8ToNxQ7pUpqCQi2N5pUawL1rnvFZlY0GkfMkpMKxi5V7JjIgBzt6wcLhj/s2048/20200713_1132.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1607" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzxaKulLeXuxvaaAyjcrmMhhhjrEP5TktOqYgXvlp8lk0pHW67h9ZOWwaKjTD3WRo_D35MOdOaWkdAY04TLdt8ToNxQ7pUpqCQi2N5pUawL1rnvFZlY0GkfMkpMKxi5V7JjIgBzt6wcLhj/s320/20200713_1132.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><font size="2">what I began with</font></p>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11927301029870130656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7645296623280062308.post-836107834618251592020-06-29T03:55:00.005-07:002020-06-29T04:01:19.528-07:00When real people popped up in my still lifes<font color="#244e65" face="helvetica"><br /></font><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><font face="times"><img border="0" data-original-height="2104" data-original-width="3275" height="207" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbHwh2xEBOAlyK_0ViQn1SheCvoy7rJaUT-YEWQgVdydEK06MRanqD5St_qiz3MYTD7WkYh_bt4s7UwcTkZigNFhGQmcaHTyiRn_dhz_6_D6Fe8WZqqLiiE9Vh7_rfpZJYgYsB2IwqQlQY/w320-h207/Lucy+in+Lockdown_3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="320" /></font></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><font face="times"><font size="2">Lucy in Lockdown <br /><font color="#2d5267">egg tempera on panel 30 x 20 cm</font></font><font color="#2d5267"><br /></font></font></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbHwh2xEBOAlyK_0ViQn1SheCvoy7rJaUT-YEWQgVdydEK06MRanqD5St_qiz3MYTD7WkYh_bt4s7UwcTkZigNFhGQmcaHTyiRn_dhz_6_D6Fe8WZqqLiiE9Vh7_rfpZJYgYsB2IwqQlQY/s3275/Lucy+in+Lockdown_3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><font color="#2d5267" face="helvetica"></font></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font color="#244e65" face="helvetica"><br /></font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><font color="#244e65" face="helvetica">I'm astounded to see that it has been months since I posted my last blog! I have been putting things up on instagram. You can look there if you'd like and have time <a href="https://www.instagram.com/rebeccaguyverart/">instagram </a> but although in many ways a precious period, lockdown did change my routine, it feels good to be back. </font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><font color="#244e65" face="helvetica"><br /></font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><font color="#244e65" face="helvetica">Mostly what I've been doing is making Portraits For NHS Heroes while backstopping our children and their friends, looking after Lyra (our dog) and tending to our bounteous garden in capricious weather. I have also been sketching in various sketchbooks not far from the house and returning to my still life arrangements because there is so much to say about objects and colour now. I have a mail chimp newsletter that I send out occasionally. You can see that and subscribe here: <a href="https://mailchi.mp/656051a1536d/making-work-in-the-time-of-the-coronavirus?e=[UNIQID]" target="_blank">Rebeccaguyverart newsletter</a> and that would take you up to a few months ago when I began exploring the idea of putting real people's likenesses in still lifes. </font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><font color="#244e65" face="helvetica"><br /></font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><font color="#244e65" face="helvetica">This one, Lucy in Lockdown, was a commission. Lucy had seen my newsletter and was interested in buying one of the pieces she'd seen. We had a socially distanced studio visit and I talked her into letting me try to make something that would reflect lockdown for her and have some of the elements she liked in some of my other work in it. She sent me some photos and I set up a scenario. </font><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCqAxARjPGrYyfGaIK08rLmMJBbEoQxAuyox-O-Okgeum2uoCAvzCITEa7ygJTIM-XXRuO-rc28uPjXjgGYVWz80YXwyvA6j9tuV6C6jKI9Yirpp7UqIkbGr_F-TSr0oMF-eazW-_8ehjR/s3264/IMG_1870.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><font color="#244e65" face="helvetica"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCqAxARjPGrYyfGaIK08rLmMJBbEoQxAuyox-O-Okgeum2uoCAvzCITEa7ygJTIM-XXRuO-rc28uPjXjgGYVWz80YXwyvA6j9tuV6C6jKI9Yirpp7UqIkbGr_F-TSr0oMF-eazW-_8ehjR/s320/IMG_1870.jpeg" width="320" /></font></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font color="#244e65" face="helvetica"><br /></font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><font color="#244e65" face="helvetica">I looked online for some figurines that might inspire me in making Lucy and used one I had to understand the light. One thing lock down has helped with is being freed to use photos in whatever way helps me, without guilt. </font></div></div>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11927301029870130656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7645296623280062308.post-989436160413649262020-04-07T12:34:00.003-07:002020-04-07T12:34:33.064-07:00The Optimism in Lockdown<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And today I began filling a new sketchbook: Nature Rambles. Sketching in lockdown should help me to see the special views around me again. The cherry tree is in full bloom, so full of hope.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I set up a still life on Monday morning. No more <span style="caret-color: rgb(11, 83, 148);">frivolous </span></span><span style="caret-color: rgb(11, 83, 148); color: #0b5394; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">trips to the supermarket to buy fancy spring flowers. Here we are in 'lockdown and it's ''make do and mend, 'victory garden' and 'pick your own'. Luckily my bulbs are coming up and a new roadside egg seller sells scrumptiously beautiful pastel coloured eggs!</span><br />
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<span style="caret-color: rgb(11, 83, 148); color: #0b5394; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My Monday stilllife was not peaceful and I had a lot of jobs to do (including sewing a cloth mask) so I got through the day without beginning it. It is difficult to settle down in lockdown. On Tuesday morning I began again. This set up was easy on my unsettled eyes so I stuck to it all day and thought about it when I woke in the middle of the night and continued today. </span><br />
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<span style="caret-color: rgb(11, 83, 148); color: #0b5394; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I never thought I would paint a cat figurine, but I hadn't expected my mother would carry a cat figurine from Orlando and give it to me for Christmas. She must have known that on a Tuesday in March we'd all be social distancing and I'd need a little pastel coloured light relief. </span>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11927301029870130656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7645296623280062308.post-51252290045109670592020-03-02T12:51:00.001-08:002020-03-02T12:54:24.145-08:00Sadie in under thirty minutes<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<br />Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11927301029870130656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7645296623280062308.post-10135966568152861312020-02-24T12:41:00.000-08:002020-02-24T12:41:29.587-08:00Taking an idea through<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Today I think I finished an oil painting. I haven't been painting in oils for months, maybe even a year or more. I love working in oil but getting started with it just seems to be a big commitment. I hate cleaning my brushes, I get paint all over me in a way no other media does and I have to move furniture to set things up to paint at an easel. I work in so many different media and lately it has felt like I have needed to work in those, for upcoming exhibitions. OIl has taken a back seat. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have heard myself telling people that what I like about egg tempera is that it dries so quickly and you can layer in the space of minutes, not days, like with oils. It isn't smelly and the clean up is simple. On Saturday I sat next to an RBA exhibititor at the dinner and she did intricate paintings with 'wet on wet' oils. I had already started this. I think I got out my oils because my last egg tempera felt like it could work better/needed a bigger scale. But after taling to Sue, I has a different attitude to the layers and the oils were different, not more cumbersome.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Before I began on the first day, I decided to do a small oil sketch on gessoed paper. I have agreed to donate a few pieces (A5) for a fundraiser, to aid the animals that were affected in the Australian wildfires. I thought perhaps an oil sketch work.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> I worked form life. I realised I needed another motif on the left side, so added a bouquet on the second day to balance out the colour and shapes.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This was the original idea, painting. I used a photo of a bowl/cup to imagine an alternative composition. In the painting I have done the same.</span>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11927301029870130656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7645296623280062308.post-13492913700390651972020-02-20T03:01:00.001-08:002020-02-20T03:31:44.661-08:00Some Visual Storytelling in the 303rd RBA Exhibition<span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It's all so subjective… the way a painting can reach down into you and make you feel something. Yesterday I visited the Royal Society of British Painters for the private view. I have two pieces in the show and it was fun to see my work on the wall and watch people looking at them, reacting to them, but it was also a chance for me to see the work of those I admire and to speak to a few of the artists to say how much I am inspired by their work. I have chosen a few which, for me, are exquisite pieces of visual story-telling to share. If you can, go to the exhibit which is on from today through the 29th of Feb. You can see the catalogue here: <a href="https://www.mallgalleries.org.uk/whats-on/exhibitions/royal-society-british-artists-303rd-annual-exhibition-2020">https://www.mallgalleries.org.uk/whats-on/exhibitions/royal-society-british-artists-303rd-annual-exhibition-2020</a></span><br />
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<span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Bridget Moore, above, tells stories about memories from childhood. As I peer into the windows of her past I am the child and feel my arms stretch, the hoop go round and hear the dog barking. Her beautiful sense of colour, texture, form, composition… these very strong, yet small, paintings stir me.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Robert Wells made one of my favourite paintings at last years' exhibition and this year his painting of his daughter was one which my family and I returned to often. He uses paint in a way that tells stories we can all remember too. He also evokes an age of painting and a fight with paint that makes his message especially poignant.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Below are two paintings by Alan Lambirth, but they are not the paintings in the exhibition. Alan doesn't have a presence on the internet, his work is not in the catalogue or in the online catalogue, so you will have to go to the exhibition to see his beautiful, beautifully framed vignettes of life. I think his work is all on the small wall, around the corner from my work. Like everything I am showing you, I would have any of his on my wall! </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Alan Lambirth <span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(28, 30, 33); font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Winner of the Michael Harding Award II</span><br style="caret-color: rgb(28, 30, 33); font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(28, 30, 33); font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">'Afternoon Tea'</span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Richard Sorrel captures humanity with all its flaws. His gestural people are both beautiful and amusing. Richard works on a small scale and on a large scale!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Shanti Panchal evokes a world where the light is brighter and even the more mundane becomes exotic. I love his sense of colour, the way he builds his surface and how he can conjure a place with a face.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Melissa takes apart london life and reflects it back to us so we are part of it. I have watched her work and her process is unique and results in these slices of London life that are instantly recognizeable and tell her story and our story. Up close the detail and the way she dabs paint unlocks a unique vision.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">When I think of Annie Boisseau I think of smaller oils painted on board. They are each little gems. This luminous oil on canvas stopped us all in our tracks, though… It is bigger and what colour! Annie sketches outside and works in her studio to paint. The quality of light, the abstracted nature of the paint blend to create a place that you want to walk into.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The work I had accepted for this show is different to the work I responded viscerally to at the exhibition. That is curious. A few years ago I read <i>Art as Therapy</i>, <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Art-as-Therapy-Alain-Botton/dp/0714865915/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=art+as+therapy&qid=1582196235&sr=8-1">https://www.amazon.co.uk/Art-as-Therapy-Alain-Botton/dp/0714865915/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=art+as+therapy&qid=1582196235&sr=8-1</a></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I work in a few different media to do different things in the work I make. You can see the variety on my website. <a href="https://www.rebeccaguyverart.com/">https://www.rebeccaguyverart.com</a> </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">When I talked to Alan and Bridget we all agreed that you do what you do. When I bumped into Mary (in front of Bridget Moore's work) who I met at a course delivered by Daniel Shadbolt, we agreed that there is something special in ambiguity.</span></div>
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<br />Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11927301029870130656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7645296623280062308.post-56021212707352549032020-02-17T12:18:00.001-08:002020-02-17T13:58:17.207-08:00New model and some dramatic poses<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "helvetica neue";">It's always fun to draw a new model in Sudbury Life Drawing Group. Emily G is a performance artist who works mostly with children. I was on the side of the room with the light at my back, close to the model, so for once I could see really well. That didn't mean my drawings were better, though. Of the seven I made, these three were the best. Two ten-minute poses and the portrait which was about 25 mins. Emily has some large tattoos. You can see one peeking over her shoulder.</span><span style="font-family: , serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Poor Emily found almost immediately that her neck was hurting in this pose, so she tilted her head back further... rather than change the shapes, I left the head unfinished. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I'm not sure when I made these <span style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px; text-align: center;"> </span><span style="text-align: center;">pastel drawings in my altered sketchbook, <i>A Bold Venture,</i> </span>of Terry… it may have been the same day as what happened next.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The last time I drew Terry I began by covering my paper in vine charcoal and used the subtractive method of drawing to begin. As it turned out, that was a good warm-up for Terry's unusual scenario next...</span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There is that game that writers play where they try to put random words in their text. This still life is certainly a random mix of objects. And I had this idea as I was composing a still life another time that it would be interesting to print out some other objects (besides the myriad that I have collected - too many) to place in front of the actual different objects. Sometimes I change the objects into other objects than are in front of me in the painting process, but in this case it would be declaritvely not what it appears.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Since a still life is really just an arrangement of shapes and colours, by having a paper version of exactly the colour and shape I want, it would be playful and self-conciously direct, I thought - maybe.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I guess it turned out to be Mary Fedden meets surrealism! </span>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11927301029870130656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7645296623280062308.post-21876827923668311532020-02-06T13:03:00.000-08:002020-02-06T13:06:10.555-08:00Inside out and Sauerkraut <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Sometimes when I set up a still life I get really excited because the beauty of the colour relationships and shapes just feels right. On Sunday, when I put this together (minus the tulips and plums) I couldn't wait to get started. First I needed some tulips and some fruit. I raced to Stowmarket before the shops shut and had to visit two stores and there were only yellow tulips available. I thought the plums would work. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">From the start, this was a stop and go still life - I've had a busy week. Busy because the first three days of my week I leave the studio for as much as half the day: Once for life drawing; once for portrait group and once for Pilates. This week I also met up with three artists. And it was also the culmination of the Impeachment Hearings so my podcasts and live stream filled the studio with intrigue. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I named the painting from a line in an opinion column, a line that seemed to me like the perfect metaphor for the world we inhabit at the moment. I don't find the radio distracting. Painting takes over and fills my brain - I turn the 'inside out and Sauerkraut' into something else - dabs of colour on a support, that make me feel happy. Returning to the painting again and again, gave me the opportunity to look again and again and time to think. Yesterday I got to that place when I couldn't make what I was painting work and then I remembered that it was time to stop painting exactly what I saw in front of me. I needed to create a version of the stilllife that had the feel that seeing the colours and shapes had instiled in me when I began. That's a funny thing I find happens. The most exciting beginnings often become the longest toughest slogs. Can you tell?</span>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11927301029870130656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7645296623280062308.post-13638725344136641012020-02-03T12:27:00.000-08:002020-02-03T12:27:09.098-08:00Emily Loosely<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sue wasn't well so we took turns timing. Emily struck five and ten minute poses and then moved for about fifteen minutes, holding 3 minute poses. I've chosen these four from the session. I like the top drawing because I worked differently and think the marks had a kind of energy and looseness I can't always find.</span><br />
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And this one is a little silly but makes me feel like dancing.Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11927301029870130656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7645296623280062308.post-73183458150758183722020-01-31T07:02:00.002-08:002020-07-13T02:57:20.419-07:00Getting down to Business and Out of the Studio, with Parker Harris<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: "helvetica neue";">I was thrilled by the diversity of approaches to drawing and the range of marks. I lingered a long time at <span style="background-color: white;">Cornwall-based artist </span>Shelly Tregoning<span style="background-color: white;">’s drawing, </span><i>Distracted, Distracted. </i>I liked the <i>current </i>feel of the image, the gestural quality of the work and the unusual mixture of media. There was lots of other good stuff to inspire me at the exhibition.</span><span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: "helvetica neue";">There were just under ten of us, I think, at the workshop, all with a range of experience in the art world. The focus of the session was about THE BUSINESS OF BEING AN ARTIST. After meeting each other, Penny and Emma reminded us that we are the centre of the art world, as artists and that we should 'inhabit' that space. To inhabit the space, I need to do more of all the things that I know I need to do more of in order to be more of who I am, an artist. I need to visit even more shows and openings, go to more artist talks, go to more art fairs, read more art newspapers. Basically, engage more, but not just go, go more purposefully. For me probably the specific thing I definitely need to do more of is to read more written by artists to embody the language of the art world. Apparently, Grayson Perry and Anthony Gormley speak about art in a way that is worth paying attention to. </span><span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: "helvetica neue";">It's funny, just before the talk began I was speaking to another artist, Laura Jacobs, <a href="http://www.laurajacobsart.com/"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.laurajacobsart.com</span></a> who had spent time in NYC. We had touched on the NY way of asserting oneself and the purposefulness it instills. By nature, I think I am purposeful so having a plan before I go to an opening, whether it is mine or anothers' is something I do because that's the way I am. It was good to be reminded that there is a fine line between professional and officious, though. I still wince when I think about the first time I had work in the Pastel Society and I was a little too keen to talk to John Tookey about my work - knew I stepped over the line and have felt annoyed with myself about it ever since… and that was nearly twenty years ago! </span><span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: "helvetica neue";">'LISTEN' as well as<i> read carefully</i> was a refrain of the day. Perhaps my wonderful year as drawing scholar with the NEAC gave me an opportunity to develop the skill of listening better, and using what I experience later, but when it comes to reading and synthesising what I need to respond to… and specifically in the context of criteria and questions when applying for residencies and bursaries; I find, inevitably when I re-read my answers to some of the questions on applications I realise that I haven't said what I mean to say clearly enough or answered the exact question and then I need to spend lots of extra time rewriting the exact answer. That is definitely something to be aware of and something which could be streamlined for me in the future!</span><span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: "helvetica neue";">Something Emma and Penny spoke about, that I have grown to be aware of, is the need to budget, plan and have a goal. By deciding what you can afford time/money to spend on applying, paying for gallery fees, travel to London (each time I go down it costs me £28-50 for the train, underground £10, car park £10 - 15…) you can make better choices and waste less time and money. My resolution that I was only going to enter two things in any opens, is one of those shifts I have made that has made me happier and feel more in control. It has also helped me to make choices about what my best work is. I do ask people to help me choose, though too. On social media people like to choose between work. Sometimes you get lots of different responses, though.</span><span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: "helvetica neue";">Emma and Penny talked about the 'elevator pitch'. I have only just started to say I am a 'visual storyteller'. By thinking about my work, understanding what I like to paint and draw about and giving it a name, I feel better equipped to answer questions about my work. Certainly, one of the goals I scribbled in my book yesterday was to find a way to describe my work better - reading Perry and Gormley might help! Today when I had a studio visit by a group that I will leading workshops for/showing in I learned that on my website I call myself primarily a 'pastel artist'. I hired our daughter to come and help me redo my website last night (after the talk) so hopefully I will reflect myself to the world better after that. You can see my website here: <a href="https://www.rebeccaguyverart.com/">https://www.rebeccaguyverart.com</a> and send me suggestions here: </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: "helvetica neue";">Emma's helpful explanation that in a hashtag, 1,000 is better than 1,000,000 because the stream goes by more slowly - is a game changer! I need to link up all my online shop fronts and get some new business cards printed, and postcards.</span><span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Christopher sat for me months ago and I never could find the time to complete the portrait. I dedicated myself to doing this over the first two days back in the studio. The real piece is richer than this. I like the way I have made him recogniseable but stayed loose. His hands are key to the painting, I think.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I dropped off for the Pastel Society early in Jan but that drawing was not ultimately successful. Last week I dropped off for round two selection of the Royal Society of British Painters (RBA). The painting above died in a white frame so, working with Jo Hollis we decided on this ornate frame. As I had a pair, I framed them in the same way. I hear tomorrow. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">While at the Gaugin, with Gabriella, I noticed the space above subjects. Gaugin played with this. I found this painting very difficult to resolve because of the space above, but will try to find the fun in point of view in the coming months and think of Gaugin!</span>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11927301029870130656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7645296623280062308.post-42457731950258361072019-11-23T13:04:00.000-08:002019-11-23T13:04:29.172-08:00The Discerning Eye 2019!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So every time I get selected for a London exhibition I am elated. The Discerning Eye at the Mall Galleries was one of the highlights of 2019. I went down to the exhibition with Patrick early on the Thursday of the Artists' PV. Parker Harris had already contacted me to tell me that I had sold my opened book, <i>We Know that Light.</i> I hadn't know there was PV before the PV...Because of GDPR, I will probably never know who bought the piece so I won't be able to imagine it in the future, but of course I was delighted. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What was equally exciting was finding that Kwame Kwei-Armah had chosen my piece for his wall. You can find out more about Kwame here: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwame_Kwei-Armah">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwame_Kwei-Armah</a></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I barely spoke to anyone at the PV, which is not my usual way, but earlier in the day I met a few people who stopped and looked intently at my drawing. I saw lots of engagement with it, which was fun. Part of the reason I didn't speak to much of anyone except a fellow artist, Cathy Cooper, (who I'd met at the drop off and whose work was in Gill Button's selection), was because there was a fire alarm and not a practice… so we all had to file out and wait until they discovered that it had been triggered by someone vaping in the toilet. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We didn't let it dampen our spirit.</span><br />
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Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11927301029870130656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7645296623280062308.post-79016518370855106412019-11-19T13:59:00.000-08:002019-11-19T13:59:05.646-08:00Here we go again… It's time to choose between three!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Colour After Frost, egg tempera on panel, 23 x1 6 cm</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dahlia for Remembrance, egg tempera on panel, 26 x 20 cm</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We Three Kings II, egg tempera on panel, 26 x 20 cm</td></tr>
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<span style="color: #073763; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you follow my blog you will know that this summer I had two pieces selected by the RBA. The selection process has come around again very quickly… they have moved the RBA's date back to its usual slot. For the RBA, this change back was desireable and that means I need to choose something to submit by the end of this month. These are my three most recent egg tempera pieces. I can submit more than two pieces but I have 'capped' my submissions at two. Which two do you think I should submit? </span>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11927301029870130656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7645296623280062308.post-76734605921347604702019-10-15T09:12:00.002-07:002019-10-15T09:12:15.386-07:00Self Portrait in a Still Life<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Happy Couple and some of the Collection, pastel on board, 24x18cm</td></tr>
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<span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The things that I use as inspiration and motifs are part of me. About thirty years ago my mother hooked me a wedding rug. It is in our bedroom, underfoot. My sister's is on her wall. Mine is worn. My sister's is pristine. I know mine by touch. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There's alot to think about when composing a drawing or painting. The first thing is WHO IS THIS FOR? Although I do the occasional commission, for the most part my work is for me and then to show. If I am lucky and</span><span style="caret-color: rgb(12, 52, 61); color: #0c343d; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> I really like what I'm making, someone else usually does too. My audience likes different things so I have scope to experiment and work in </span><span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">different media and motifs. Yesterday i wanted to have fun and steep myself in some of my favourite colours.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What I am working on begins with a question, or a puzzle or a delight or some colours that I need to fix in time. Yesterday (and today's) drawing was about me, for sure, but it was also about where I came from, who I am here with and what I like, mostly. As I chose objects I wanted to create a window into my life, how I see myself. I began with the rug. I found a way to make a backdrop of the rug, first, then I began choosing objects. They were about eye height… boxes stacked on a plant stand with a piece of ply on top and then fabric, scarves, stuff.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My still life was going to be colourful, a bit whimsical, maybe frivolous but also solid and dependable (the apple and the book). The story would be convoluted but pleasant with a little repetition and lots of pattern. It was so much fun to make! My mother had made the aesthetic decisions in her rug and I was collaging the beautiful objects that are in my life already to compliment them.</span>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11927301029870130656noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7645296623280062308.post-66232503242328753412019-10-07T09:45:00.000-07:002019-10-07T09:45:40.691-07:00<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I know it's autumn by the colours I see, the colour I am drawn to and the way it is that much darker all the time. I began his egg tempera over the weekend and worked a little more on it this afternoon once I returned from life drawing. I wanted to create the lush feeling of each of the objects and to situate them in an autumnal setting. I Love the work of Hosep Pushman <a href="https://elle-belle10.livejournal.com/1941548.html">https://elle-belle10.livejournal.com/1941548.html</a> and although my work looks nothing like his, I think of it as I work, often.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As usual, I nearly gave up repeatedly. I would ask myself: Why can't a create a feeling of equilibrium? Even though the vase isn't quite in the centre is it too much in the centre? Which hour of light do I want to settle on? Do those rudbeckia need to be just the way I see them? Why is a cake stand used as a fruit bowl so darned difficult to draw?</span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I thought I'd include a very early version so you can see how much I change as I go on… how loose I start and how bad at drawing I can be!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And above was what I was looking at until I added the orange on the right to help satisfy my wandering eye.</span>Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11927301029870130656noreply@blogger.com0