Having completed this section of the work reviewing the samples and even looking at why I reverted to using white and neutrals for my silk paper bowl has been interesting !!
I love colour and working with it even though I realise how much I must learn, think and experiment further.
I was suprised after reading colour meditations and Itten how subconsciously my use of colour has reflected my state of mind and needs through this summer.
I just want to say again that the concept of coloured shadows is wonderful and I would like to use this sometime.
I really prefer working with oils as I like the texture they give - but the samples took weeks to dry and I have no idea what I am doing with them !! Watercolours are great to blend with but I might get lost in fuzziness if I only stuck with them. Gouache and I need more time. I struggled to get past the idea that all I produce is so child like and these paints just reinforced that worry in me.
The use of stitches and colour took me into happier places and most of all the triangular sample on black silk felt creative for me as I loved the combination of shape and colour together.
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Hi Esther
Here I am again attempting to make some relevant and helpful notes on your blog, which explained and illustrated the work for your art course. This time it should not disappear if all goes to plan and I have listened to Gareth’s directions re saving documents and not writing in the email bit.
The layout, general presentation, colours, etc, are attractive, and make one want to read further – particularly liked the gray background colour which is current in the whole design world – text colours good also, but found the red text difficult to read, perhaps it was ‘cause I was tired and it was late last night. The small intro re yourself would make me want to know more if I did not know you personally – I mean maybe something more of the setting of your home which is clearly an important base that gives space physically and mentally, and plenty of inspiration – I realise this is mentioned in details such as the quilt process and creation, in sources such as the marine and Viking themes. Viewers of art all seem to want a story, they want a piece of the artist – it is the invasive part where you have to document something of your innermost thoughts – but your writing is succinct and flows and does allow one to see both parts of the process – technical and creative.
You mentioned sketchbooks to me, and when I saw the drawings for the quilt – the ones in charcoal, I thought this is good – liked the form coming through – charcoal has an immediacy. ( By the way have you tried acrylic, it does feel a bit like oil and dries so quickly; also if you are using watercolours Gum Arabic is rather wonderful for creating glazes and transparent colours: Turner used it in his watercolours. ) More sketches would help underline the beginnings of a project . You could have more photographs to. Feel free to make little doodles, just simple lines of an object you were drawn to – and some detailed sketches, they don’t need to be complete – your observations say of a piece of rock with barnacles on it, the pattern on a peeble. Don’t be too aware of explaining your drawings, enjoy doing them and banish thoughts of how representative they are. (It reminded me of Ruskin sending a piece of moss covered rock to one of his pupils to draw her attention to something so beautiful in the fact that it was so simple - underfoot, unnoticeable to most people. Also of Durer’s study of grasses on a piece of turf. ) I have lots of books and magazines left open on particular pages – sometimes for a little bit of colour or a pattern - if you can’t draw more write descriptions . I hope this is helpful and not crap – art stuff can sound pretentious and dull; but I find it exciting discussing the creative process and the outcomes ; your blog sets this out in a logical manner where one can follow the routes you have taken.
Lots of the creative techniques I do not know about and am intrigued by – more basic ones I understand e.g. lino cuts. Your words are direct and you are honest when you hit moments of doubt or realisation that you need to tackle it in a different way.
You have looked at various famous artists just as I have done in my history of art degree – sometimes they seem out of reach - I would say look at art works as much as possible – look at colours, patterns they have used; and copy small pieces even if you simply mix up a similar colour – try to get as near to the original. You also put across your enthusiasm which must be a positive, moments when you speak of the coloured shadows and wanting I think to return to this.
When I was in the kitchen last week at your house I wanted to ask was the blue piece of material something you were working on, but as usual got sidetracked. Then I saw it in the blog and appreciated where it started off and where it lead to with its historical sources and natural sources – found that interesting and thought it was successful in illustrating movement in colour and details. I also saw the bowl with the delicate leaves and filigree type detailing, and now know about it - thought it was lovely. Don’t know where you have found the time to put in the thought and practical work but keep going, the blog shows someone who is not easily satisfied but drives forward and clearly enjoys the artistic process – outcomes in art are I think, rarely that close to what we have pictured in our mind’s eye – but surely this is why we keep striving, trying out new ideas –chasing something we will never catch. Fiona
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