Nearly There

I've got another day's work on this and then its done. I sure hope it is accepted for the open exhibition I've done it for!

Completion

Finished one.


One more to go.

Addition

More collage and something I'm surprsed by.


And this has surprised me, as I wasn't sure if I could make collage work for portraiture.

Submission

For the first time I am producing a piece of work specifically for an open exhibition. I'm nervous, I think I'm not doing something that is any good, and I'm worried I'll not get it finished in time.

Here are some progress pics.


I'll post more as it progresses and nears completion.

Sharing space

I made an early start to the day today, in the studio by 8.30. Almost unheard of these days.

I was lucky to have visitors too, Michelle, Lea and Jamie, all of us playing with collage and creating some fabulous things with glue and tissue paper.

I came home by 6pm feeling shattered and ready to flop on the settee in front of the tv. But incredibly pleased with what I have achieved today.

One of the finished pages from the collage sketchbook.



There are more things to show, but I only took one photo today.

Surprising Day

Yesterday, despite numerous attempts at going to the studio to do some work, I didn't do anything. I was exhausted, for numerous reasons, and only felt able to go to the studio, sit in a chair and stare at a wall.

Today is Sunday, so it's life drawing. I didn't really feel like going, but I went anyway. You never know, I thought. I might get one good picture out of it.

I can't make watercolour work for me, apparently. All previous attempts have been met with clear failure, muddy puddles of browns created from all the colours of the rainbow. I just wanted to make this clear, before you look at the pictures.

After life drawing I went to the studio and finished working on 2 collages and started another 2. Then I got distracted and started to organise my collage papers! Me and my need to file things!

Wanderings

Have you ever just pressed the next blog button to see where it takes you? I did today and for some bizarre reason I've ended up on the Arsenal blog! Hmm.

I wanted to get some work done, but couldn't get focused. Maybe tomorrow.

Pretty Papers

Yet more collage, and even more papers decorated. I am going to make a start on the final piece tomorrow, I think. I have to board in front of my desk ready to encourage me to get on with it tomorrow.

I've had a good day today and I think some of the papers are suitable for gluing onto fabric ready for stitching into. Artshine sketchbooks beware! They are the next thing to be done.

The only reason I'm doing the collage now is to meet a deadline for an exhibition, opening 3rd September.

Here are some papers and collages I've have done today.