All finished! I wish. But I have finished 4 of the pictures, so, as Meatloaf would say, 2 out of 3 ain’t bad. Especially at the end, I just found it impossible to pull myself out of the detail – you’re always worried about ruining a picture at that stage anyway, and I seemed to […]
Day 5 – Thursday 29th May
Managed more hours today than any other day. Worked on all 6 pictures for 1.5 hours each. I decided to be more rigorous with the deadlines as time is a-ticking and I needed to get around to all the pictures. Most pleasing today was Picture 1, which was the least developed yesterday and I was […]
Day 4 – Wednesday 28th May
Pleasing day again today. Worked on 4 pictures in total, and moved forward on them all. Except for the Abbey (Picture 5), I have a clear vision on how to complete them all now. Came up with an idea for the market stalls, which is to use prints to represent the fruit (round fruit anyway […]
Day 3 – Tuesday 27th May
Day 3 – lots of work, but don’t seem to be making enough progress! Should be half-way through by now but doesn’t feel that way. Started late again today (10.30), but still working at 9pm, so probably did 8 hours. Picture 2, the baskets, is moving along well and I see a clear resolution to […]
Day 2 Monday 26th May
A late night last night resulted in a late start this morning. Bank Holiday of course so Jane was late up too. Today I started blocking out the main areas of the design, using acrylic inks. I sketched on the main blocks, in either pencil or ink, and then used a lino roller or a […]