What happened to all those amazing dreams you had a child? Do you remember them?
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Art Blog
Welcome to my art blog where you’ll find weekly updates regarding my latest work, exhibitions and artistic journey. My blog is my online journal. I love talking with viewers and fellow artists so feel free to comment or ask me a questions on any of my posts!
Artists often compile a few self portraits throughout their creative journey. Some artist do so to simply further study the human anatomy and refine their skills, while others use self portraits to further discover themselves… in an effort to answer a famous question… ‘Who am I?’
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This week I finished off a small still life study that I had started quite some time ago. I actually have quite a few small studies like this that get abandoned temporarily until I’m able to determine what the next step or direction is.
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I’ve been attending the Sharon Wilson School of Art for just under two years now.
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Mark your calendar!
Event: Pastels XI Exhibition (Sharon Wilson & Students)
Grand Opening: Sunday, October 23rd, 5:30-7:30pm
Location: The Dockyard Arts Center, Sandy’s Bermuda
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People mean a lot to me, they are often the source of happiness, laughter, sadness and confusion. I am intrigued by the series of personal transformations and journeys that people undergo in life to ultimately find a brief state of balance before the next.
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I remember as a child, spending some Sunday and Saturday afternoons helping to hang out laundry. The island breeze along with the heat of the sun were a sure way to guarantee fresh smelling laundry. Those scented detergents could never beat it!
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This month I took part in an online Portraits Exhibition held by Mobile Art Lounge. They are relatively new group that aims to increase exposure for emerging international artists.
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There’s no art to collecting art. It’s for everyone and that includes you!
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It seems as though I’ve been walking down a straight and narrow road for quite some time with my work. I have always aimed to reproduce a piece from source material to the best of my ability.
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I’m still riding this “charcoal portrait” wave that seems to have hit me and indeed I’m enjoying it. It’s likely something that I will continue doing frequently and I’m beginning to think that it would be great to do a portrait of every person who means something to me.
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This week I worked on two pieces, abstractions from a banana tree. As I worked on both pieces, I kept thinking that I wanted the colours to be vivid and convincing.
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