Showing posts with label abstracting an idea. Show all posts
Showing posts with label abstracting an idea. Show all posts

Friday, January 11, 2019

Zooming, changing the focus, abstracting shapes


charcoal on paper, 16x14 cm
I have a bunch of ideas I want to explore and one of them is about memories of my young family. I began this project by looking through one of many boxes of old photos. From there I drew a memory by choosing elements from a few photos, creating a mood and story that never really existed but feels true, with lots of truths within it.
B & W print of oil pastel, crop

B & W print of oil pastel, crop
I am using lots of different media, including those fat oil pastels that are like using a big paintbrush to get a feeling rather than a detail.  Ultimately I want to paint from these ideas but for the moment I am trying to keep it open so I can figure out what I want to say and how I might say it.
B & W print of oil pastel, crop

B & W print of oil pastel, crop

watercolour and gouache on book page

pencil on paper 16 x 25 cm

oil pastel on paper 17 x 12 cm