New Painting: The Space Between Us II
This is a new painting based on a recent sketch ‘The Space Between Us II‘. (Acrylic on canvas 83.5cm x 59cm)
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New Painting: The Space Between Us III
This is my latest painting and is a first attempt at using Flashe Vinyl paints by @lefrancbourgeoisofficiel. Once again it’s loosely based on the Henri Matisse painting ‘La Joie de Vivre’ as well as David Bomberg”s ‘The Mud Bath’. To be honest, I’m really struggling for a title for this one. I’m tentatively calling it ‘The …
New Painting: La Demoiselle d’Ynys Môn
This is a recent painting, which was partially inspired by Picasso’s Les Demoiselles d’Avignon, hence the title…
Maquette Experiments and Video
I was struggling with trying to find ways to play with three-dimensional form on the two-dimensional printmaking surface, a recalled the Cubists’ use of cardboard maquettes (of guitars etc) to try and work out their ideas, so these are my attempt to reverse the process and create depth using flatness.
New Painting: Seated Figure II
I’m currently re-reading ‘The Cubist Epoch’ by Douglas Cooper (Phaidon) and I can’t stop thinking of the following passage relating to Picasso’s painting, ‘Dance with Veils‘: [which] reflects yet another of Picasso’s sculptural preoccupations, for it seems to bear out his expressed hope that, if he had succeeded in truly representing his subject, one should …
