Out To Sea:
This
final large scale piece that I produced, in terms of scale, I was thinking more
about what might go up for the degree show, at this stage, and I envisaged that
I’d have the piece ‘The Blue Elephant In The Natural’ on display. So I wanted
to prepare another canvas of the same size, so that if it did get presented, there
would be another to balance the wall out and create a clean and crisp
presentation, so the size followed the same suit at 240cm x 180cm.
In
terms of the visual that I chose to represent, I wanted one of the onsite
images that would complement the height of the canvas, that I wouldn’t struggle
with making larger and extending the proportions of the features.
I
searched through my smaller pieces and found the one titled ‘Out To Sea’ I
thought that the characteristic of the piece related to the scale of the painting,
the dunes created the height that I needed, and they framed the sky and the
sandy walkway perfectly. I don’t think, at that stage, I could see any other
piece fitting the criteria, or having the features that were so appealing at
the time and so I decided to progress with it, it was getting closer to when we
would be getting the studio’s ready for the degree show, so I needed to be
daring and simply progress with it, and see how it developed.
In
the initial stages of the piece I recognised that I was spending too much time
observing the miniature piece and that there wasn’t the spontaneity occurring
that I had on previous pieces and so once the structure was in place, I thought
less about being specific and particular and just allowed the work to progress
more organically.
I
think throughout the process one of the main areas that I really had to work
upon was the integration of each area, the dunes, the sandy beach , the sea and
the sky, they all had to unite somehow. I believe that the drips have aided
this bond as well as working into the sky, scraping away at it to create more
texture and variety in terms of marks, furthermore larger splatters of colour
within the grassy verges and the sky create a collaboration between these
areas.
Although
I haven’t had a huge amount of time to contemplate this piece more, I don’t
feel that it has been a rushed opportunity, I didn’t want it to appear in a
less satisfying light or less fulfilling than the previous pieces before it and
I do feel that I have been efficient with my time, in order to achieve what I
wanted from it and still have time to enjoy the process. Would I change
anything about it, the sky is still very busy, it could be worked into further,
though it does contrast other areas of the piece, so I don’t feel that it is an
area to become too contemplative about.
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Out To Sea 2014, Oil on Canvas
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Out To Sea 2014, Oil on Canvas
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