It’s honest and I was thrilled to see Patrick Straton produce a spreading piece – more manly I feel as using butter as his vehicle. https://instagram.com/stories/chalkiecloonan/2350954936466094650?utm_source=ig_story_item_share&igshid=gozo5ejbr4w0
Painters and politics.
Pablo Picasso, Mark Bradford, Vincent Van Gogh, Edwardo Manet and Don. Each painter responded to a ”crisis” situation and produced a painting to reflect their feelings about their chosen subject. Some times their subject matter is historical some times it is current some times it is political, but it is always personal, works as defined…
Lockdown London June 2020
It’s been fabulous. My whole family at home, midnight walks to help Patrick shield. The Dogs just love snuffing around Hyde park on a balmy night. Sunbathing on the roof painting cooking, films, reading. Rather an old fashioned way of being. Zoom school is coming to a close and now we just wait to see…
Lockdown & The Magna Carter
Some times too much research may lead to indecision. This was not the case when they created the Magna Carter a document made for free men, sorry not for serfs, to stop King John abusing his power, it was basically a very long list of rules. Not perfect it was revised many times the UK…
Splitting light in Newton’s bedchamber.
Life is so lovely and slow, punctuated by painting, cooking and sleep. Very little to stress about, creativity and clarity abound. Newton self isolating from the plague – nice article from the New Yorker. I listened to a fascinating presentation, a collaborative mission for the further understanding and acceptance of those who are neurodiverse within…
Why make art ?- Mark Bradford – Bell Tower.
Mark Bradford said that he’d wanted to make something that felt both ancient and modern when he made the Bell Tower. “Whether you like it or not, it’s contemporary art in an airport, and it does exactly what I wanted it to do—makes people think.”
Why and how – painting.
This is a question that I return to again and again. What, the subject matter is easier. I have so much to explore, respond to and reflect on. With each painting project I give myself rules to keep things simple. I do this to avoid the danger of drowning the idea in the experiment. ”how”…
My Final RCA Assessment- thoughts planes.
In my final assessment, Adam, my tutor pointed out that I’m using another artist methods to express my thoughts and reflect, Yes I’m using their methodologies I see that and I see the riso prints were me, my methodology. I took the tearing and sticking and put it on one plane. Amy Stillman did that,…
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