My Third Body of Work

Acrylic and biro on pre-printed fabric both 40 X 120 Cm

I have started several bigger pieces which I have been painting before the ink. I have also chosen to use material that is absorbent, but also already has patterns on which I plan to work with and around. I have been painting larger circles so a larger planes are covered in paint as I think as the size of the canvas increases the paint needs to grow in proportion to stay balanced when I add the circles. This is something that again I'm feeling the need to control.

Ink, Acrylic and Biro on Canvas 81 X 101 Cm

I have decided that the background patterns are enough on some of the pieces and in isn't needed, but I'm not convinced that it works as well as the plain material, I think that the contrast between stripes and circles was too much for this and I think that I will only stick to one at a time in the future. Whereas the spotty material which I did add ink to blend the material pattern into my work which works a lot better because it all bounces off each other. I think that looking at similar colour combinations makes the works all work together as a series.

Acrylic and Biro on material 213 X 122 Cm

 I have been looking at Fauvism and the key artists in that movement this week and I think that next week I will experiment with the thickness of my paint and the way that I apply it. Also I think that it would be interesting if I didn't use any ink and layered the paint circles up and because of their interesting shapes because the material is creased up when they are painted they might look really interesting.