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Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at 3:00PM Sitting infront of Sidney Nolan's Mrs Fraser and the Convict at the Queensland Art Gallery, I'm trying to determine what it is exactly about this painting that appeals to me.
Sidney Nolan 1962-64
Thinking about Sidney, QAG + Nepalese Peace Pagoda, Southbank
Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at 2:53PM Today I was determined to work at the State Library of Queensland's Asia Pacific Design Library, though it's taken me a couple of hours to walk here after stopping to sketch along Southbank.
Expo 88 - Nepalese Peace Pagoda, Southbank - Brisbane.
Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at 2:48PM After being determined to re-use this canvas, the layer of primer actually gave it a lovely ghostly texture/ mood. Yesterday I was playing with the possibility of garding the image for another purpose. I'm putting it aside for the moment, it'll come to me.
Monday, January 16, 2012 at 10:12PM Reflecting on my work I thought it would be an interesting exercise to put these two portraits side by side. Both painted roughly a year apart, I don't quite know what to write about them yet. It's not a comparison.\
Monday, January 16, 2012 at 9:41PM The reality of summer in the studio is that not all paintings will survive. With this canvas I learnt that ink travels beautifully and obediently on canvas. Quite similar to watercolour, I feel like I know this technique very well. Even though every image I make is a study, I won't pretend that I'm not a little sad.
Monday, January 16, 2012 at 8:44PM This textured treasure was found in a garden in St Lucia, Brisbane. It's so cool what can be found with your hands in the ground. I'm finding that gardening is such a rich way to process creative thoughts. I love the earth. I love to smell it on my hands and in my hair. I even love finding the ring of black on the inside of my nostrils at the end of the day! (is that weird?) Some creature has shed this skin. Now it's a part of my process.
Wednesday, January 11, 2012 at 4:23PM Seriously Colourful, 2012
Medium: Acrylic, House Primer and pastel on canvas
Size: 1210 x 910cm
Tuesday, January 10, 2012 at 7:50PM Progress.. meaning that there are some beautiful moments happening. The whole remains as a proportional nightmare, but it's getting closer. I read in a small book today, a lovely tip on self portraiture.. It will succeed or fail based on it's interest as an image. Try to judge it as an image, not as a mirror - source forgotten. My bad.
Sunday, January 8, 2012 at 3:18PM I'm trying my hand at portraiture. At the moment I'm using myself as subject, though for some reason I am finding it difficult to get my proportions correct. With the aid of the Adobe Creative Suite I'm trying to see exactly what's happening.
