a demonstration/performance on 24th January 2015

So do you remeber my under the skin project.....

on 24th Jan I did a two part Demo, 

Underneath the skin

an examination into the process of portrait drawing to discover the person within...

you can see it here....
Part one

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtBXpDoctlM&feature=youtu.be
Part two
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tms7Y-X2sk4&feature=youtu.be

As a figurative artist I am interested in how face, body and identity are discovered, represented and perceived in portraiture, and how this relates to our intimate feelings about beauty and ageing, both of ourselves and of others. 

In the first part of this performance/demonstration I used a mirror to produce a self-portrait.  I tried to discover whether I am representing the external or internal self.  Using charcoal I  altered, smeared, and developed the portrait.  As I reflected on my own image, the audience were engaged as I asked for their opinions and directions.  

In the second part I made a portrait of a sitter, Again talking to and consulting the audience, and the sitter, I sketched, changed and rubbed the work as I explored what was a true, or a sympathetic, or a flattering image.  

I am the artist.  I can judge - is she young enough, pretty enough, good enough....

Well that was the plan.... I didn't push it as far as I might have. 

The first half was OK, but in the second part I found I too was constrained by society, I just couldn't say things that could be upsetting or very confrontational... I wanted to please, be a 'nice lady'

When I  do this again next month at the Changing understandings of body image workshop at the University of Warwick 

http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/generic/beauty/events/2015/workshop1.aspx 

I am going to take on the different roles of The Artist and announce them so it is not so personal to me. I'm sure I will explore some other ideas I have mulling around.

Art at Arlingtons February 2015

 Fab! All the paintings at Arlingtons Brasserie's new upstairs gallery sold! Hooray! Not only great for food in Ipswich, but great for art too....
The new exhibition launched 1st of February 2015 and the P.V. is this Thursday, 5th of February
If you are in Ipswich, come and join us at 7pm  for a glass of wine.
to see more check out the link below.
so I'm showing the jive paintings..at a knock down price of £285 all 50cm x 50cm oil on canvas
grab em while there there folks!

                                           As long as I'm Moovin'

                                           Get with the Jive

                                          Gotta Lotta Rhythm

                                          Rock around with Ollie Vee

there will also be work by the fabulous
Valerie Armstrong, Dale Devereux Barker, Ed Cooper, Cat Fuller, Roger Hardy, and Ruth Richmond

to see more check out the link below.
http://arlingtonsbrasserie.co.uk/art-arlingtons-february-2015/

Happy New Year 2015

What a lovely morning... time to get the sketch book out!

Here's the art classes info for January

Tuesday Art Mornings starts again on 6th January.

10.00 -12.30 am: £10 a session

Develop your work along side me in the studio, I can help with advice and suggestions. work from still lives,sketches, photographs and your imagination.

Wednesday evening Life Drawing starts again on 7th January.

6.30 - 8.30 pm:  £48 for four weeks or £15 to drop in.

Model Blue King (clothed)

please bring some large paper, - wallpaper lining paper is great! Lots of scrap paper, or cheap computer paper for quick drawings, a pencil, charcoal, a rubber, and If you like to work in colour, paint. There will be drawing boards and easels here and I will also have some charcoal you can use,

and my Tuesday Evening class at the Ipswich Institute starts 20th January.

1http://www.ipswichinstitute.org.uk/course.php?id=188&cat=1&public=1

 

 

Art at Arlingtons

The Fabulous Arlingtons Brasserie in Ipswich; http://arlingtonsbrasserie.co.uk/ have opened up a new exhibition gallery where you can see four of my little paintings!( all for sale at £250)

I'm showing work at The Freudian Sheep Gallery, Ipswich, IP4 2LB

These are the pieces I'm showing,

 Diverted Attention; oil on canvas; 100cm x 100 cm;

 Arranging the Oranges; oil on canvas; 100cm x 100cm;

 Winter Light at Landguard Fort; oil on canvas; 90cm x 90 cm;

Exhibition this Weekend

This weekend I am showing Ruth Richmonds fabulous drawings and Emma Reynolds interesting sculptures in my studio...http://thestudioipswich.blogspot.co.uk/
anyone around is very welcome to come.

Dada

I'm educating myself some more about past women artists, and have bought lots of new books lately to read...  50 women artists you should know is very informative, especially about Renaissance artists. I have just received Marlene Dumas  Paula-Modersohn-Becker- Wassily-Kandinsky and Gabriele-Munter- Kathe-Kollwitz- Woman and Artist  and I await my book on Suzanne-Valadon
Then today someone posted this on FB that I thought I would share with you!...ooooo I love Dada!
http://flavorwire.com/485924/10-female-dadaists-you-should-know