Koi carp monoprint

I've had another very busy day today getting ready for the exhibition.  I also worked on a spread in the Bridlington Art Society SAA Frisk layflat sketchbook challenge.  I forgot to take a picture, so will have to catch up with it later.

Koi Carp, mixed media, monoprint

This started life as a monoprint, three curved blobs.  It took some time to make something of it.  I did it last week while at Cober Hill.

Because I have been working larger and larger lately, it is getting more difficult to produce a piece of work everyday.  I am reluctant to stop doing a daily painting, so have made the decision to begin a series of small paintings, probably only 6 x 6 inch square or a similar size.

I want to find time to do more of my textile work, something I haven't touched for a long time due to lack of time.  I'm hoping cutting down on the size of my daily paintings will give me more time whilst still letting me experiment with my paintings.

 

Experimental pears

Only time for a quick painting today as I have spent most of the time sorting out and getting paintings ready for an exhibition that I am doing with Diane Leach at Burton Agnes Hall Courtyard Gallery.  We set up next Tuesday, but getting ready always takes twice as long as I think it should.

Experimental pears

The pears are mixed media, acrylic paint, charcoal and water-soluble pastel.  I then altered it in Photoshop to give an impressionist feel to it.  I enjoy mixing real painting with digital painting, although I'm sure purists would shudder at the thought.

Not sure painting

This is a painting I did while staying at Cober Hill last week.  It's of Bridlington Harbour in case you aren't sure.  I'm not sure about it at all but the tutor, Val Pettifer really liked it, so I am leaving it for a while, living with it.

Bridlington Harbour, 16 x 16 inch, acrylic mixed media

This is one of those cases when I push myself to make different paintings.  I painted it very loosely on a crumpled tissue and molding paste background, then gave it a coat of watered down Zinc white as an experiment.  It may get painted over, I shall have to wait and see.