'Heartbeats'

Enlarged magazine cuttings and fablon

Degree show piece

May 2012

Final pieces being made!

More experimenting with composition.

Experimenting with the circles in relation to one and other and in different compositions.

These images are enlarged to an extent where the images become ambiguous sensual fragments.

After my last piece, my work was said to be quite clinical still, so I am experimenting with using circles. I'm trying different sizes and ways of attaching them to the wall. 

'Magnetism'

Enlarged magazine cuttings, various materials and fablon on board

I have recently been experimenting with using fabrics within my work to aid a sensuality within my work.

Taking inspiration from advertising techniques; I decided to experiment with a billboard style platform for my images to sit on. Depending on the angle which you approach the piece depends on the images which appears.

Another experiment with 3 images together.

I experimented with integrating 3 images together.

'29th April 2010'

Appropriated magazine cuttings sourced from various magazines

Mounted on MDF

Another intertwined image I experimented with

I decided to experiment further with the idea of fragments and strips of information. My work had a filmic element to it and I wanted to push this further. I experimented intertwining images, allowing the images to flow together.

A Happy Accident

When trimming down my images I noticed small snippets of information appearing in a pile on my cutting board. Even in the smallest snippets a narrative can be formed. Whether it be a clue to a mood or a literal fragment, you begin to read them together.

Experimenting with a duplicate advertisement, creating multiple images to create a scene.

Compositional Experiments

'22:30'

Images sourced from various magazines

'21:30'

Images sourced from various magazines

'21:35'

Appropriated magazine clippings

Experimenting with several narratives within one piece.

Simple Narrative Experimentation

 

'The Meeting'

In my 3rd year I developed further by bringing elements of narrative into my work. Allowing the audience to become more active in the depiction of my work. My images are like small fragments of a narrative, using visual suggestion and erotic undertones to direct the viewer's train of thought.

I appropriate imagery from popular culture such as women's high fashion magazines.

'Unveiling'

An individually organized exhibition as part of a group project, held at the Crocus Gallery

'Angelica'

'Ophelia'

'Layla'

'Scarlett'

'Lexi'

'Roxie'

Oil on Canvas

8cm x 10.5cm

May 2011

Midnight Scenes





Oil on Board
20cm x 17cm

May 2011

I ordered some ingredients for making my own rabbit skin glue and gesso the traditional way. These are two paintings I did for my 2nd year final show university.

Painting Like The Masters Workshop

I signed myself up for a painting workshop. I had been wanting to do some oil paintings.  The workshop was 8 hours all together, so we didn't have much time. Here are some experiments done within the workshop.

We used traditional rabbit skin glue sizes making our own traditional gesso grounds and experimented painting the traditional techniques.

Oil on Canvas

Oil on Board

Experimentation

Experimenting with layering and masking. Playing with drawing the audience in creating an intimacy with the images., allowing a slow realization of the content of the image.