Part 5- final project: Breijo das Figueiras, Portugal At this moment I am living in the Portuguese countryside, in Breijo das Figueiras, about 2,5 hours south of Lisbon. Close by is a very popular beach summer destination, but the area where I am staying seems untouched by the in flux of tourists. It is a … More ASSIGNMENT 5
Gabriele Muenter and Mimei Thompson In this essay, I will look at the work of two women artists whose inventive and very different use of oil paint has fascinated and inspired me. Gabriele Muenter (1877-1962) was one of the most important German Expressionist painters and part of the artist group “Der Blaue Reiter”. … More ESSAY: Gabriele Muenter and Mimei Thompson
UPM Manual: “Make a study of packaging or rubbish from something you’ve bought or rubbish that you’ve found near your house. The designer Philippe Starck, on arrival in any new city, looks in the bins he finds in the street. This, he says, tells him more about the city and its people than anything else … More 5.4 Packaging or rubbish
UPM manual: “Make a study of a corner of your room. Choose a corner where the light changes a lot throughout the day. Using watercolour on A5 watercolour paper, make a study from life in the morning, at midday and during the evening. Repeat this on another day if you enjoy the results. The work … More 5.3 A corner of my room
UPM Manual: Make a study of something you see on a walk within five minutes of your house. Make five sketches in black and diluted black ink on grey/beige postcard-size paper. Make five sketches in watercolour on HP watercolour paper, postcard sized. Artists who make work involving walks include Gilbert & George, Jane Grisewood, Richard … More 5.2 Studies of a walk
UPM Manual: Make one very detailed painting using watercolour, acrylic or oil paint of the plants or weeds in your garden or nearby environment. Use a surface between A5 and A3 in size and paint the surface with a mid-tone colour first. I start by exploring the weeds in the garden of the house that … More 5.1 Plants or weeds
In her report, my tutor Clare Wilson recommended some approaches to monoprinting that I still hadn’t tried out, so I have added a few new experiments here. Below is the report where I highlighted some helpful pointers or expressions in red and my replies are all in green Formative feedback Overall Comments Thank you for … More Tutor report and more prints
UPM Manual: Assignment 3: “Monotype portraits Now that you have more of a grasp of the monotype process, create three monotypes that encompass the techniques you feel work the best to create the kind of self-portrait or portrait images you want. Think about what you want to communicate with these images and how your use … More ASSIGNMENT 3
UPM Manual: “Choose three of the prints you made in Exercises 3.2 and 3.3. Work into these prints with extra paint to change the image. You could choose to pursue greater definition, a closer likeness or a more dramatic contrast. Think about how you could apply the paint to achieve these effects. Make notes as … More 3.4 Monotype with added paint
UPM Manual: “Make five more portrait monotype prints, this time removing different areas of paint with cotton buds, cotton wool, smooth rags, rough rags or tissue paper.” I am quite fascinated by the bold wiping out of all features in the work of Yuko Nasu. (Images from: Imaginaryportraitcom. 2019. Yuko nasu. [Online]. [29 May … More 3.3 Monotype prints removing areas
Clara's UPM 