Volume 3 of my documentation is taking ages. For someone who got asked (along with everyone else apparently) where was all my work for the semester, I seem to be having a lot of difficulty fitting everything in. I know, if the documentation was just for marking perhaps I would be more strict and limit the number of photos, but because I selfishly want it as a record for myself to kick start me into third year, I want to put more not less in. But less is always more so they say. Here are the first egg tempera paintings I did this semester. I am relatively proud of myself that I bought pigments and mixed the paints with egg myself. Thanks to Koo Schadler's excellent manual http://www.kooschadler.com/. As you can see I'm far off Koo's level and I truly wish I could get to one of her workshops to see if I am on the right track but unfortunately she lives in the USA.
So, this is strange. Well I find it strange. I like the look and feel of these first paintings (a triptych) and I think I'm getting across what I want to, but at the same time I don't like them because my egg tempera technique is not great. So I like them but I am not happy at the same time. I am happy for you to have your own thoughts of the matter of course! Oh and I should say, the people are based on a photo by John Patrick Skating, St Margaret's Loch which can be found on the National Gallery of Scotland website.
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| The Other (left panel) |
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| The Other (central panel) |
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| The Other (right panel) |
2 comments:
I like the left panel and the central panel. Especially the central one. Looks pretty good. I am sure your technique in this medium will improve with practice.
Maybe you could go to one of Ms. Schadler's workshops. You could stop in the U.S.A. sometime on one of your trips home to Australia---since the U.S. is kind of between the U.K. and Australia. It looks like Ms. Schadler lives in New Hampshire. That's one of my favorite states---it's a very beautiful state. I have pics that I took there on my Facebook. New Hampshire has my favorite state motto. Its motto is "Live Free or Die."
Thanks Mark :). I like the idea of stopping by the USA on my way to Australia. Wouldn't that be nice! Live Free or Die is a pretty good motto I'd say. Just had a big lunch for breakfast and lots of Earl Grey tea. I swear it was a bottomless teapot!
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