Pink me up abstractions!
4 new abstract paintings
“Winsor & Newton” acrylic paints on gallery stretched canvas
Each artwork measures Size 30 x 30 x 3.5cm.
Still untitled.
Posts Tagged ‘work in progress’
Pink me up abstractions!
Thursday, May 14th, 2015
Building Layers. Mixed Media. Cradled Boards.
Sunday, April 19th, 2015Building Layers. Mixed Media. Cradled Boards.
Mixed-media art works on cradled birch boards, I started a few weeks ago.
Working on board allows me to scrape back, sand & scratch into the surface
I have left areas raw to show the grain. Building layers with shellac stains, found papers and textiles.
More oil pigments, graphite dust and inks.
I may add some encaustic wax, as well.
See the beginning of the series here
Work in Progress. Mixed-Media Paintings.
Friday, April 17th, 2015Work in Progress. Mixed-Media Paintings.
A few more paintings on the way.
Over Land 1
I’m also learning how to use my new camera
Over Land 2
I definitely need to use a tripod for artworks as
Over Land 3
I can see some blurring with movement.
Early Morning in the Studio.
Sunday, April 5th, 2015Early Morning in the Studio.
It’s amazing how much I achieve early morning in the studio.
I recently, added more items to sculptures that have been sitting on the workbench for years…
Played with shellac and wax and resolved all the paintings I did at the encaustic week- end workshop.
I also managed to clean-up small areas of studio to make room for new art supplies arriving.
I’ll have to get up early more often…
Textiles. Shellac. Wood. Work in Progress.
Friday, March 13th, 2015Not fully resolved, this is the first in a series of mixed-media art works on cradled wooden board, followed by further details of the process.
This artwork was inspired by an old piece of spotty paper.
I wanted to leave space around the wooden board and still show the grain
An old piece of canvas and hand- stitching.
Found papers with generous pourings of shellac and ink.
More papers and cloth.
I’m still not satisfied and will probably sand back in areas.
See Jenny’s other artworks in this series
No. 2. Old clothes. Recycling. Art Making.
Sunday, March 1st, 2015Follow-up from a previous post Old clothes. Recycling. Art Making.
Playing with textiles, wax and trying to work out my new camera.
De-constructing a man’s suit.
Wafers of wax, felt & linen
Specimens to play with flesh- like
Waxed string twined
Spirals
Hand- sewn surface marks
Links to Joseph Beuy’s felt works and underground spaces seen in Paris
Similar to scientific or, geological specimens from an antique book
Mail Art. Handmade Envelopes. New Project.
Thursday, February 26th, 2015Hand-made envelopes made from used copy paper with doodles, scribbles and messed up prints. Sewn and packed to send mail art all over the world.
The top image is a reproduction of a 1900’s glass negative I found. I’m trying to work out how to develop a box of these.
Mail art for Adrienne in Canada
A string of envelopes sewn together.
For Richard in France
A box full of finished envelopes
For Jack in Queensland
More envelopes
For PetrolPetal in South Africa
I discovered a good quick way to make pockets for an installation
For Adrienne again
I’m now addicted to making envelopes from all my waste papers.
Jacks collage.
Old Clothes. Re-Cycling. Art Making.
Monday, February 9th, 2015Before, I throw anything away, I like to see if I can use it in my creative ideas. Not only am I dealing with issues concerning, over- consumption, re- cycling & renewing, I also love using the found material and always have a ready supply of art materials available.
Recently, I acquired a large amount of men’s ties, I’m pulling apart, to create abstract paintings.
I also have 3 wardrobes of old clothing, I’m slowly, using to make textile art pieces, books and more. The physical act of pulling apart and de-constructing my own clothing, connects me to the textures, memories and history of the piece. The materials are then, made into new ideas, re- introduced and re- valued.
Paper packaging, used coffee filters, table napkins and clothing dyed and baked in coffee, tea and rust
Vintage jumpers, jeans and shirts, torn and cut ready for book-making and other projects
Artwork in progress using scraps of vintage sheer curtain and upholstery material, rust dyed.
When is a painting finished ?
Saturday, November 22nd, 2014This painting was started about 6 weeks ago and is still morphing…
Beginning with large areas of loose colour. I lived with it and watched
I tightened it up with more colour, dribbles and abstract geometric forms. For the next week I watched again…
Still not satisfied, I threw it on the floor and used, bucket and broom, to scrub, pour & glaze with puddles of watery acrylic paint and Gesso to muddy it up
Once dry, I worked into the forms to bring them back again
Recently, I scrubbed away more areas, added several paint glazes and played across the surface with oil pastel for days
When is a painting finished?
It will tell me…
In the Studio. Work in Progress.
Sunday, October 12th, 2014Started this painting at Jane’s studio
Sat and watched it today
Still a way to go with colour oil pastel & paint
It’s been good getting back to larger paintings… 140x120cm.
” No Yes” Book.
Monday, September 22nd, 2014Today I made my first ever limited edition artist books. The past few weeks I’ve been working with Queensland artist, Jack Oudyn creating, 2 original artist books. We sent the original books across the country many times in the post, from Victoria to QLD, so we could both add our marks.
“No Yes” Book 1/3
It has been a challenge to get the maths right with the edition. They are far from perfect and I lost a few marks in the process, which, I think only adds to their charm and it’s been a lot of fun, learning from mistakes made along the way.
Each little “No Yes” book measures W4 x H5 x L40cm. made from 160gsm. goatskin parchment paper in cream.
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- Testing Colours
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- “No Yes” Book Front
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- Testing Sizes
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- “No Yes” Book Side 1
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- Book Print Copies
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- “No Yes” Book Side 2
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- “No Yes” Book w/out String
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- Sizing Up
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- “No Yes” Foldout
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- “No Yes” Book 1/3 Finished
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- Testing Sizes
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- “No Yes” Book 1/3 Finished
Collaborative Art Project.
Sunday, August 24th, 2014The original “No Yes” book below is now finished after 2 collaborative swaps with Australian artist Jack Oudyn
Please see previous post on “Collaborative Art”
1st swap with my marks only
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- “No Yes” Book
2nd swap with Jacks marks and we both decided it was finished!
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- “No Yes” Book
It has an oriental feel to it.
Coming up soon, the other finished artist book!
Collaborative Art. Artist Books.
Sunday, August 17th, 2014
We mostly think of artists working alone in a studio to produce works of art but, artists have also been working collaboratively, in groups and partnerships for centuries, even in the Renaissance. Now with technology, it’s even easier to connect and work with other creative people.
Lately, I have been working on a collaborative arts project with Australian artist Jack Oudyn using a couple of little handmade books I created .
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- “No Yes” Book
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- Work in progress…
The books are sent by snail- mail back and forth to each other. We then, work on each page, the reverse sides or, add to each others marks and collage, until we are both satisfied with the piece.
We will then, colour photocopy the book and both have a copy, or keep an original each.
After 2 collaborative swaps the book below is still a work in progress. Today, I created more marks and will send it off to Jack, for more additions or thoughts on the project.
I find it lots of fun and liberating working in this way, as well as, a bit scary. You never know if you will connect with each others mark- making and make the piece, work for both artists.
You can see the “No Yes” book finished here…
Rustic Catalan Farmhouse & Frottage.
Friday, June 20th, 2014I find Frottage rubbings are fun to do. I did the rubbings, when I was an artist in residency in Spain. The rustic farmhouse was over 200 years old and once a winery. It had amazing textures throughout and the studio’s. were very generous in size.
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- knocker & door
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- wall
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- lock
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- bedroom staircase
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- stucco wall
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- studio staircase
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- lizard fresco
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- frottage book cover
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- wooden ladder
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- chair
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- wall at the top of stairs
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- bathroom wall
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- handmade bricks
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- wooden bathroom door
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- hole in 200 year old door
Heat Wave. QR Codes. Astronomy.
Wednesday, March 12th, 2014Work in progress… Sculpture installation
Heat wave Melbourne. Australia. 11/02/2014
no electricity
moon space through glass windows
iphone in pocket
QR code tells more
boxed up
getting there
‘Happy New Year ” & New Thoughts
Thursday, January 1st, 2009HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL!!!! Best Wishes for an extraordinary year ahead.
As usual an artist’s work is never done. So many ideas and projects I want to do over the next couple of years I just hope to have enough energy and money to keep up with it.
A few thoughts came to me recently……
I like the idea of artists diversifying and crossing over into other areas with their work. I like to think the role of an artist is to leave the audience astonished, unsettled, to give something exciting , new and innovative and to experiment and not just think of art in a frame mentality.
Conceiving art as an “experience”, not just viewed at and moved on.
Over the past couple of years, my work has been moving in all directions. I thought I was an Abstract painter only, but now, I also delve into sculpture, collage, video, photography, art publishing , design, wearable art, handmade 
crafts etc and the lists goes on and on.
So , as an artist, whatever you are doing at the time, that’s your art and labeling yourself as a certain type of artist can be so restricting and may not allow ideas to grow and flourish.
By working this way while, keeping an open mind, it allows me to discover new ways, of self expression at a more deeper level. At the same time, I feel more connected to the world, past, present and future.
I’m more in tune, alert.
Discoveries, are exciting and stimulating for the artist. It helps me to progress in my work and learn new ways of looking, doing and thinking enhancing my arts practice…….
So, whatever art you do, use your “artspace” for confrontation, clash for the unexpected with a non- programed response and it may lead you to other things. Experiment and venture into areas where you have no experience and see what happens …..