February - Craft: Composition for Emotional Impact
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Why is composition so important to artists? Because we want to control and manipulate you *mwa-haha*
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I was an art student who became a screenwriter. Twenty years later, I abandon the page and return to the canvas as I attempt to tell stories through pictures.
February - Painting Music (Part one)
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Inspired by artists Delaunay, Klee, Kandinsky and Pollock, I make my first attempt to spontaneously express the emotion of music in a painting.
Read MoreFebruary - Why Did Kandinsky Paint?
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With the birth of photography, modern artists sought to justify their work beyond realism and express their own unique way of seeing the world. This week I attempt to find my own answers to these questions.
Read MoreMaking Bad Art
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I had big plans to deliver some great art in January. It was going to be lovely. However, I didn't envisage creating with a battle going on in my head.
Read MoreJanuary - An Introduction to Expression
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The Abstract Expressionist artists of the 20th century were the first to place value in painting an emotion as a subject matter and rebelled against image-based work. In this introduction to my year of expression, I look at why this movement is so important to me.
Read MoreBeing Bold in 2017
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2017 is all about being bold, stepping out and achieving more than I believe I can. So I'm going BIG.
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