further education
“surreal dreams ” Surrealism
“Breath of Spring”
Inspringplantsthathadpreviouslylosttheircrownsstarttoproducenew shootsandleaves.Afterthattheybloomwithflowersthatareprimarilyin theirbrilliantcolourspectrum,suchasred,yellowandorange Thesehuesareprizedfortheircapacitytoenlivenandenergizedowncast, frazzledandwearysoul Thespring'sseasonarrivalwouldthereforebe representedinthecaption"breathofspring"whichwouldindicatelifeand renewable.Giventhelove,careandrefreshmentoftheseasonitoffersto humans,ithasbeensymbolisedasalady.Theflowersarelovely.Stressis lessendtherearemoregreengrassesandfoliage.Peoplefeelmorejoyful andhopefulinthecolourfulsurroundingsthatresultsfromtherangeof flowercoloursthatariseinspring.Amotherperformsmanytasksaspartof herresponsibilitiesthatimprovetheatmosphereofthehome.Thefamilyis fed,thehouseiscleaned,thelaundryisdoneandsheencouragesmaking thehomefeellikearefuge.
“Concealment”
Astoryonmyupcominggrowingupinfostercare,concealingmypainand emotionsandthemhidingawayscaredtotellpeoplewhatreallyhappened tome.AlsothebagisrepresentingthebaggageofEmotionsinmylifethatI willforevercarryaroundwithme.
“Charcoal Human Skull”
Icreatedthiswithinmyclassatcollege.ThiswasdrawnfromaA4imageof askullinblackandwhite.IenlargedmydrawingofitinsteadofdoingitA4 liketheoriginalimageandchosetocreatethisusingcharcoal.Thiswasmy firsttimearoundusingcharcoalinthiswayandIdidthistohelpgivemea reallyindepthunderstandingofthetonalvalueswithcharcoaland techniquesthatcanbeusedwithcharcoal.Ihaveincludedprogressphotos withthefinishedpiecephoto.
“Essence of Youth”
Thisisapieceicreatedofmybrother,usingbiropenonpaper.Iwantedto createaportraitofhimasihaveseenhimgrowup,anditwasawayto rememberhowhewasintheyearstocome.
“Inspired”
“Remains colour theory patterns”
Differentcolourswithacrylicpaintscreatingdifferentpainttechniquesand tones,shadesandtintsofcolourwithineachsquaretoshowthedifferent patterns,objects,ruinedbuildingsandmarkingsI'veusedandcreated throughoutmyremainsproject
“Beauty
Under Pressure”
Forthispiece,iusedanoldpieceofwoodthatdidn'thavemuchpurposeas acanvasandre-purposeditasart.Thisismixed-mediaartwork, combiningvoguemagazineclippingsandtextwithablackandwhite portraitusingacrylic,reflectsdifferenttypesofbeautyandcertainbeauty standards.Thepopofredthroughoutsymbolisesthepowerofmediaand press Thegirlinthephotoisachildcoveredinheavymakeupandhasa somberlookonherface,thisrepresentsthesocietalpressureputon womengrowinguptobe“beautiful”.Butwhatreallyis“beauty”?
“Electric
Bass”
ThisisofmyowncharacterElectricBlue,it'saconceptforhimandtrialling perspectiveforplayingabassguitar.Icompletedthispiecedigitally,and usedaGouachebrushtogetalltheshadinganddetails.
“Lazarus”
IcompletedthisconceptpieceofmycharacterLazarus,I'mveryhappywith howshecameoutanditshowsherpersonalitythroughherposeand smileyface IcreatedthisdigitallyandusedtheGouachebrushto getfinerdetails.
“The Nursery Nurse Verse”
ThispieceofartworkIcreatedwasinspiredbyoneofmyfavouritecreatorsonline. HernameisCharlotteandshecreatesshortvideoskitsbasedonherpreviousjob workinginanursery.Overtheyearshercontenthasdevelopedintoanentireworld andshehascreatedmanycharactersalongtheway Istartedwatchinghervideos aroundFebruarythisyearandshehasbecomeasafeplaceformeandhasreally helpedmewithmymentalhealthandwheneverIwatchhervideosIfeelhappy. MyfavouritecharacterisWinter,IfindhimhilariousandIseealotofhispersonality inme.ForthisartworkIhavemostlyusedsharpieandfinelinerandcolouredpencil inorderformyworktostandout DrawingisnotmystrongestpointbutIenjoy doingitasithelpsmeescapemymindandrelax,Ihaveenjoyeddevelopingmy skillsinthisartworkandhelpingmyselfbecomebetteratdrawing.Themain techniqueIhaveusedisexploringarangeoflines.Ihaveexploreddifferentways linecanbeusedandthedifferentimpactsitcanhavee.gcurvedorwavylinesto createthecharactersoutfits AlsoIhaveusedarangeofvibrantandlivelycolours tomakesuremypiecestandsoutbutalsousingspecificcoloursforeach charactersoutfitsinordertomatchtheirpersonalities.Also,thewritingaroundthe charactersissomeofmyfavouritequotesthattheyhavesaidandIthinkthisadds emphasistothepieceandmakesitseemmoreinteresting.
“Spy”
IwantedtodevelopmydrawingskillsusingpencilasIhavestruggledinthepast whendrawingthingswithdetail.IwantedtodrawaneyeasIhavealwaysfound eyesintriguingbecauseoftherangeofcolourstheycanbe.Iwantedtoexpressin thisartworkthateveryoneisuniqueintheirownwayandthatoureyesgiveus identity ForthisartworkIexploredhowapencilcanbeusedtocreateart,Iuseda rangeofdifferenttones(lightanddarkshades)toshowthedifferentfeaturesofan eyeinorderforittostandout.Ialsousedwatercolourpaintstoshowmy experimentsinusingdifferentmediums.Ihavealsousedcollageandcomposition. CollageisoneofmyfavouritetechniquestousesoIhadfunexperimentingwith thisartwork
“Portrait”
Aselfportraitinspiredbymypersonality,beliefsandmylife.
AtornandcutpaperT-shirtdesignofapangolineditedusingAdobePhotoshop.
“Jellyfish layering”
Arangeoflayersandmaterialsused,beads Needleandthread,paper,fabrics, acrylicpaintsandwatercolours
“The Jean Jeanies”
ForthispieceIusedwatercolourandbirotocreate1960sinspiredfictional characters,alienlikeexuberantwomencladintheGo-Gostyleminidressesand toppedwithbigbouffants.ThetitlewasinspiredbyBowies'JeanGenie',but decidedtoshakeitupabit,andcreated'TheJeanJeanies'-theseven Go-Goaliens
“Serene joy”
“Serenejoy”featuresacloseupportraitbeautifullycapturingtheessenceofjoy andhappiness.Thesubjectgrinpairedwiththeclosedeyesshowscontentment, suggestingpeace.Iusedoilpaintsinblackandwhitetocompletethispaintingto captivatethejoyandvibrancywithouthavingtousebrightvibrantcolours.Thisis myfirstoilpaintingpiecesoIdidn’tknowwhattoexpect-justlikethesubjectsjoy Overallthispieceinvitestheviewer,embodyingthesimplicityyetbeautyofa genuinesmile.
“Spare Room”
Tocreatethispiece,IpaintedwithacrylicsonabedsheetthatIthenscrunchedup andgluedtoacanvastoachievedepth,messinessandtexture.Myinspirationfor thispieceisthesong'WeMakeHits'byYardAct.Iwasinfluencedbythelyricsofthe song,andthepoliticalopinionsYardActshareintheirmusic.
“The Principle”
ThisisapiecethatIcreatedfortheannualportraitcompetitionincollege,Iusedoil paintsoncanvas.
“Break
Down The Bank”
Forthispiece,Iusedacrylicpaintonbricksaswellasreceipts.InthispieceI wantedtorepresentcurrenteconomicproblemsandthecostoflivingcrisis-Idid thisthroughthe£5notegettingprogressivelymorebrokenandthenumberof receiptsincreasing.
“leaves and lilies”
It'sanacrylicpaintingoncanvas.thecolourpalettewasbasedoffofflowersand leavesifoundinthegardenandaroundmylocalarea,hencethetitle ofmyartwork.
“Girl” Showingthebeauty
“Graffiti Train”
A'safetrainthathadbeenvandalizedwithheword'safe'
“butterfly
glitch” abutterflydrawnoutofbiropensinthreedifferentcolorstocreateaglitchy movementeffect
“Washed Away in the Eyes of God”
A2mixedmediapiecebasedonthetheme"memory"Thispiecerepresentsatime inmylifewheniwenttoacatholicschoolandwasoutedaboutmysexuality,this ledtoeveryoneseeingmedifferentlyasmanyreligiouspeopledon'tsupportpride. Thedaisy'srepresentmyoldheadteachertellingmethatwhendaisy'sheadsget cutoff,theygrowrightbackandthatiddothesame Iusedacrylicpaint,clingfilm, hotglue,modelmagic,printedphotos,andposcapens.
“sharks fin”
ThispaintingisofalandscapeinQuiraing,Skye,Scotland.ihaveusedacrylicpaint andapalletknife.Myaimforthispiecewastogetasmuchtexturepossibleona flatsurface togetthetexturesiwanted,iusedtexturedmasonrypaintandsand mixedwithacrylic
“Skull of a skeleton”
Transcriptionof“SkullofaskeletonwithBurningCigarette”byVincentvanGogh withowntwistadded(areaofeyesocketwithskinfilledoutinsteadofcigarettein thiscase) Piecedoneinwatercolour
“Fragmented
self”
Thispiecedrawsontheideaofsurfaceandinneremotionsbeingcombinedto illustrateanimbalance Myaimwastopicturehowitcanbealoteasiertoputona facadeforotherswhilebattlingwithstrongemotionsontheinside.
“Shelter design”
Asheltermodelversionmadeformylocalpark
“Shelter”
It’sasketch/linedrawingofmyshelterdesignfrommyArchitecturecourse’s “Shelter”project.Ithasabackgroundwithtreesandincludesstickfiguresfor scale/peoplerepresentation.
thisismypresentationboardonaparkshelterproject
“Architecture & Interior Design” Shelterproject
“Dragon
Ball Characters”
Formyfirstartwork(GokuSorrow)isanillustrationofacharacterfromdragonball duringtheaftermathofhisbattleagainstFrieza Iusedshadowtomakemypiece popoutmorethanoriginally.
“Shelter Architecture Design”
Asketch/workpeicebasedonashelterdesignedforcassioburypark bytheriverside.
“Wall whale shark”
Ilovetheseasoimadewallshakeisawhaleandisa3dmodelmadoutcarbored andpapermache.
“Demon slayer”
Adrawingofaanimecharacterfromdemonslayer
“dry point printing”
thefiveimagesofmyartworkwillimpressyoujustgivemeyourcomplaint aboutmyworkI'vedoneinafewmonths(1isdrypointprintingbysketching aimageontoplexiglass
“Michael craig martin”
(2isMichaelcraigmartinihadtopickoutthreeimagesandusephotoshop fortheimageyouseeonthefileyousee
“music art”
3musicartIhadtolistentomusicilikelisteningtosingsingsingbybenny goodmanitsoundsamazingandhowtolistentothesongandmakewavey linesandmorewithcircles
“digital painting” (4digitalprintingI'vegottenaimagefromphotoshopbycreatedbya FrenchmannamedAugusteEdouartmakingsilhouettesofshadowsI've gottentwoimagesfrommyphotolibraryandputtingtheshadowoutline ontotheimage
“reductive lino cut”
(5reductiveLinocuticuttheblueblocktotheshapeofacandleand addedafewdetailsandaddedsomecolorslikered,yellow,orange,and brownforthecolorofacandle.
“EXPERIMENTAL
Linoprintingcandle/Stilllife/paintprinting/dog/bottles
“Graphite Still Life”
Idrewthispiecewithgraphitepencils,IbuiltupthevaluesfromaH4-8B pencils.Iwantedtodepicteverydayobjectsinamoodyatmosphere,where Icouldcapturetheaccuratedimensionsandproportions.
“Exotic Bottles”
ForthispieceIonlyusedacrylicpaintswithananalogouscolourscheme,it wasmeanttobealooseinterpretationofMichaelCraigMartin'swork howeverIdecidedtostylizebydoingsmallbrushstrokesasIwantedto createtheimpressioniststyle.Fortheglass,IwatereddowntheacrylicsoI couldgetthelightestpointsoftheeffectively.
“Charcoal
& Pastel Design”
Thisisanotherexampleofreplicatingeverydayobjects Ididthemajorityof itincharcoal,doingdifferentmarkmakingfromscribblestostraightlines.I didallthehighlightsinwhitepastelandblendeditinwithmyfingerssoI couldcreatemymiddlevalues.
“Chaotic
Abstraction”
Forthisartwork,itwasmyinterpretationofthesong'SingSingSing',aswe hadtotakeinspirationfromWassilyKandinsky'sworks,whichwasdonein acrylic Inthesong,it'squiteupbeatandhasnobreathingspace,soI decidedtopainteveryinchsotherewasnonegativespace.Theround circlesaremeanttorepresenttheabrupttrumpetsandthecolours representthejazzystyleofthesong.
“The Beyond”
Thisisanotherabstractdesign,thiswasapartoftheelementsofartproject sothispiecefocusesonmovement.Iusedwater-solublegraphitepencils, andIamalgamatedthemtocreatetexturedconsistency.Iwantedthis piecetohaveambiguitywhichIfeelIachieved,asitcouldbespace,orthe abyssandsoon
“music design, glowing candle, blooming flower, poppy, oil pastel bottles”
AbstractpaintinginspiredbyBobMarley'ssong(Musicdesign),Exploring Linoprinting(glowingcandle),Anewbornflower(bloomingflower),Water Colourpainting(poppy),Astilllifedrawingofbottlesusingoilpastels(oil pastelbottles)
“Natures shapes”
Theworldfullofcolourandshapes,IwasinspiredbyabstractartworksI usedacrylicpaintsandworkedlayeredbythedarkercolourfirstandadd lightermoreIgo.
“Manmade”
Thebushsoprettywiththeworksofmanholdingit,Iusedacrylicpaintsand workedfromdarktolightbuildinguplayers,Iwasinspiredbytheoutdoors andthecoloursitbrings
“A colourful world”
Theworldsobrightandsopretty,Iwasinspiredbymichealcraig-martin andRoylichtenstein,IusedacrylicpaintsoverasketchImadewithpencil andusedtheothersetofprimary'syellow,teal,magentaandithasdifferent huesandshades
“A vintage view”
IwasinspiredbyvintagecharcoalsketchesandgradientsIusedbrown paperandcharcoaltomakethevintagelook
“Charcoal painting”
Idrewstilllifeofvariousfruitandglassesusingcharcoal.
“Sing sing sing!”
MusicdesignwhereIlistenedtoasongandpaintedanabstractpiece.
“Sunset still life”
“The candle” ReductiveLinoprintofacandle.
“Abstract Music Design”
ThepiecesIsubmittedwerethosefrommysketchbook,andIchosefive piecesIbelievedemonstratemyabilitythebest.Theseinclude:
AbstractMusicDesign: PaintedwhilelisteningGlennMiller's"InTheMood"-capturinghowIfeltthe songwouldlookonpaper.
“Still Life Painting”
Apiecedraftedfromvariousobjectsonastool,paintedfromthefurthest awayobjecttotheclosest.Usesablendofthreecolours: red,greenandblue.
“Personality Design”
Asketchcreatedusingcolouringpencilsattemptingtoencapsulatemy personalitythroughcolourandshape
“Candle Lino Print”
Apiececreatedusingthelinoprintingtechnique,createdtoexperiment withthetechnique
“Painterly Monoprint”
“Apple. Sunflower, A candle, Bottles, Still life object”
WatercolourPaintingaApple,Pastelpiecewithorangesyellowsand Greens,CandleLinoprintprocesswithRedyellowandbrownink,Blue bottlesprintedwithblueink,Charcoaldrawingwithdarkshades
“Wiggly Candle, Charcoal Still Life, Colorful Kisses, Abstract Flower,
Personality Design
”
I'mchoosingthesepiecesIcreatedasIthinkthey'rethebestI'vedonesince September.IthinkallofthemaresupercreativeandallofthemshowthatI canadapttovariousartstyles IworkedwithacrylicsandcharcoalandI alsodidprintmakingsotherewasvariousmethodsusedtocreate allthesepieces
“The
Itisapastel,pencilandcoloredpencilabstractwithamovingwheelatthe centerbasedonheavymetalIlistenedto.
Wheel”
“The Model”
“The Flowers” It’sawatercolorbasedonsomepinkflowersItookapictureof
“State of Mind” madeofacrylicandpencil,itisbasedoncertainaspectsofmygender, sexualityandmentalhealthproblems.
“BLUE ABUISCUS”
MUSIC DESIGN
ThisisanabstractpaintingwhichIcreatedbylisteningtoBobMarley’ssong Threelittlebirds
“GOLD STRIPS”
Thisismygoldstripypainting.Iusedapaintpentomakedetailson topoftheart.
“Tortoise
Thisismycharcoalsketchofmytortoise,Idrewtheoutline+shapesand usedacharcoalpencilandrubbedittocreatetheshadowsandshading
Shadow Sketch”
“Still Life”
ThisisaStillLifepieceIcreatedofobjectsIcouldsee(frommyperspective). FirstIstartedsketchingouttheoutlinesoftheobjects,thenIdrewsome shapesontheobjectstorepresentthehighlights.AfterthatIusedacrylic paintpenstogivethepiecesomecolour
“Digital
Gradient Mandala”
Thisisadigitalgradientmandala,IproduceddigitallyonProcreate.Ihad drewsomelinesandshapes-hexagonsandstraightdiagonallines.ThenI colouredinthemiddlehexagonwithalightblue,nextonewithdarkerblue andgraduallychangedthehue.
“Pop Art”
ThisisadigitalPopArtofmysisterholdingasnakeIcreatedonProcreate. Mysisterisamodel,andIhadthoughtitawasagoodphoto.ThenIhad seenaYouTubetutorialonhowtomakePopArts,Ithoughtthephotocould makeadecentpieceofartwork.Ipicked4backgroundcoloursand duplicatedit4times,afterthatIduplicatedthe4backgroundlayerstoo andputthemabovetheimages.NextIchangedtheabovelayerto“hard mix”andturneddownthesaturationto0%,thenchangedthegamma curves Thensetthetoplayerasaclippingmask,thenfinallyIchangedthe hueofthebottombackgroundlayer.
“YungBlud Pop Art”
ThisisadigitalPopArtofoneofmyfavouritemusicians/singers,YungBlud, firstIsetthesaturationto0%andduplicatedthelayer ThenIeditedthe gammacurves,duplicatedthebottomlayer,inverteditandsetittocolour dodge.NextIclearedthebackground,pickedabackgroundlayer, changedthegradientoftheimage(2colours).AfterthatImovedthe bottomlayeraboveitandsetittomultiply,thenfinallyIrepeatedthesteps tocreate4sectionsandresizedthemtomakethefinishedpopart
“Cat”
AnexperimentalpieceIusedPoscapensasmymainmediumforthis painting
“Dunham Massey Old Oak Tree”
PictureoftheancientoakwiththeDunhammansioninthebackground The Greyfamilymotto"Tothebestofmystrength"iscarvedinlatinabovethe mansionentranceandinspiredmetouseasaheaderforthefinalpiece
“Big night o coming”
Darkoceanfullofghostanddarkness.Iusedwatercolors,brushing andsmudging.
“Elements of Art, Music Design, Still life painting, Dry point etching”
Multicolouredpictureswithdifferentshapesandpatterns,Stilllifedrawing inblackandpickchalk,Purplesandblue'sacrylicpaintingwithstilllife objects,Drypointetchingbyusingaetchingtooltotraceontopofthe paperontheplexiglass,Musicdesignisdrawingandpaintingwhatcolour thesongis
“Grim reaper”
Usingacrylicpaintingawomanskeletonasthegrimreaper
“GAGA”
“GAGA 2”
“Ninja and the crimson moon”
Pencildrawingofaninja
“Cluster”
ItisacollageofdifferentartpeicesImadetorepresentthehumanmind. Iusedink,acrylicpaintandaballpointpen.
Pencil&watercolor
Charcoalonpaper
ThisshelterisacozyspaceforthepublicofWatfordtogointoandrelax whethersittingorstanding Allmadeoutofwood Ithaspatternwhichcasts adecorativeshadowdependingonthepathofthesun.Inclusiveforall, includesbuiltinrampsforwheelchairusers.
“Cold Cold Darkness”
WhenIwastakingpicturesofmyclaysculptureonaniPadThespotlight felltothegroundandwhenitfell,itwasliketimesloweddown.ItfeltlikeI saweverysingleaspectoflighthittingthesculpture,andwhenitfinallyhit sculpturetotheshadeoflightyouseeonthephoto.IrealisedthatI neededtorecapturewhatIsawagain.NotlongafterIfinallyhadthe compositionthatIwantedandfinallygot.
“Red”
WhenIlearnedaboutthepostcardbeingfromCanadaIwantedto symbolizetheCanadianflaginsomeway,nottoolongIdecidedtopaint thefirstthreemodelsinred,twoontheleftandrightbeingthestripesand themiddlebeingtheleaf,thenIjustleftthelastonewhitetoputbehind themiddleredman(akatheleaf)thiswaspurposefullayoutandintended composition.
“Devil In A Box”
Forthispiecewewereaskedtomakeaminidioramainamatchbox.It remindedmealotofsmokeandfire,andkindofdirtinessandIquickly realisedIwantedtomakeakindofNoirinspiredcrimethrillerescidea.It tookmequiteawhiletomakethispiece,althoughitwaseasytothinkof theconcept,characterdesignandsetitwasmuchhardertoexecuteit It tookmeagoodonetotwoweekstofinalizemywork,anditkindof remindsmeofastageplayandoramirrorintoadifferentworldthatis similarifnotidenticaltooursbutmorestylized.
“Car With Vibe Lights”
“Sketch And Shade”
“Kurt Cobain”
“Shading Objects”
“Collagraph Printing Plate”
“Rochdale
Drawing”
Town Hall Extended
“Rochdale
Drawing”
Town Hall Extended
