Research & Reflection – Page 4 – Maureen Walker's blog: An Artist's Journey

New acquisition

Finally picked up a steel plan chest on eBay. We went for an A2 sized one in the end rather than A1. The footprint of the larger size would have been too much for my overcrowded studio space. But now I can store all those drawings in the smaller rack that are risking exposure toContinue reading “New acquisition”

Part 4: Project 1:Exercise 1: Drawing fabric using line and tone

This was trickier than I thought it would be, consequently I spent quite a bit of time on this exercise. The 5 min sketches were the most challenging as I found myself drawing contours where the fabric folded underneath itself and was therefore unseen. I ended up with lots of calligraphy-practice-type loops. I stuck withContinue reading “Part 4: Project 1:Exercise 1: Drawing fabric using line and tone”

Assignment 3: Waterloo Sunset: Amendment

Hopefully the added colour has improved this landscape I submitted for assignment 3. I feel I have bitten off a bit more than I can chew on this scene. Trying such a complex view in a two hour stint was I mistake, I realise now. Earlier pieces in the unit have been more successful dueContinue reading “Assignment 3: Waterloo Sunset: Amendment”

Research Point: LS Lowry, David Hockney

I love LS Lowry’s work. I like any artist’s work that seeks to strip a subject down to its essence. Another artist who achieves this is Alfred Wallis. I first came upon him in Kettle’s Yard in Cambridge (well worth a visit) There are some of his paintings in The Tate, St Ives. In hisContinue reading “Research Point: LS Lowry, David Hockney”

Research Point: Landscape Artists

A while ago, I discovered a thin but nevertheless criminally expensive volume on Lina Bo Bardi in the Serpentine Gallery in London. Despite its price tag I had to have it, because I loved her drawings. They were not all necessarily the most technically adept but had a naivety that appealed to me. It putContinue reading “Research Point: Landscape Artists”

Assignment 3: Preparation

I did these two sketches today. I like the potential of contrasting colour and light effect between the front of the West facing houses on the right to the dark purple/grey foreboding of the sky. Both drawings are in my sketchbook, which is – somewhat awkwardly – square rather than “A” series aspect ratio. ThisContinue reading “Assignment 3: Preparation”

Summary: Tutor Feedback from Assignment 2

I received positive comments on this blog having successfully transferred from weebly.com to wordpress.com which is more easily navigable. Positive feedback on my potential for further development as well as the likelihood of passing the end of course assignment should this potential be realised. In order to achieve this I need to focus more onContinue reading “Summary: Tutor Feedback from Assignment 2”

Leon Spilliaert

Just back from the Royal Academy where I saw the sombre toned drawings of Leon Spilliaert. It was a timely exhibition for me as a drawing student as this artist specialised in drawing with ink, conte sticks and pencil rather than painting in oils. I was impressed by the expressive use of ink washes andContinue reading “Leon Spilliaert”

Vija Celmins

Vija Celmins is (Wikipedia) “a Latvian–American visual artist best known for photo-realistic paintings and drawings of natural environments and phenomena such as the ocean, spider webs, star fields, and rocks”. Born 1938, she fled from Soviet occupation of Latvia with her parents in 1940 to Germany where she lived in a refugee camp until 1948, then wasContinue reading “Vija Celmins”

Jumping ahead: Part 3: Project 5: Exercise 4: Statues

Project 5: Exercise 4: Statues I realise I’m meant to do the exercises in sequence but I saw this statue and felt the urge to make my own impression from it. I drew the following sketch of a statue from life at the Wallace Collection in London. It was a foretaste of the above whichContinue reading “Jumping ahead: Part 3: Project 5: Exercise 4: Statues”