Studio work Mar/Apr 2025
- 27 March 2025
Back into the studio finally, after written assignments and Covid. I'm pleased with the latest large A3 blue paintings, soaked in mud and then painted. Trying 3 withot a dredge or human focus, just land and desolation. Fallen in love with Kiefer!
My grandmother and my father making a path.
A3 size with workers
A3 size with workers
A2 size, no dredge, no people
A2 size, no dredge, no people. Added more granulated paint to previous version.
Looks like sea, not land.
A2 size, no dredge, no people
A2 size, with dredge. This is not working for me.
Soaked in river water & mud after painting.
A dredge in the Piako River. Not working for me.
Using paper covered mostly in mud.
Once or twice I have not taped the paper prior to painting - this seems important, making it appear like a photograph. The dredge image seems large and is the focus of the painting - I want it to be the mud, the desolation, nothing left, no life.
The horizon image looks like a sea, not muddy land. Will play with this using charcoal. Maybe soak again.