Tag: Mural
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Roots to Branches 14
5.2.13 Another burnt sienna hand day, but only to be expected when painting with a rag. Some progress, it doesn’t feel like much, but it’s coming along. Gradually more shapes are emerging and the composition is becoming clearer. I’ve also reminisced of a visit to the Church of Saint Valéry in Varengueville on the Normandy coast…
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Roots to Branches 13
4.2.13 ‘Out, damned spot! out, I say!………………What, will these hands ne’er be clean?’ (Macbeth, Act V Scene 1) My hands may bear some similarity to those of Lady Macbeth but painting has at last begun in earnest and, working swiftly, a large area has been covered revealing something of the shapes within the composition. The…
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Roots to Branches 12
1.2.13 February. Two weeks have been spent working with the Fulbridge Entrance project and I feel exhausted already! The good news however is that although it’s taken 4 long, hard working days, the drawing stage has been completed. A weekend now to recharge the batteries, and on Monday morning, painting!
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Roots to Branches 11
31.1.13 A day spent with Bridge, Brahms, Bach, Boccherini, Schumann, Tippett, Palestrina and Liszt amongst others, but most importantly……………………Sarah Walker! The drawing stage of the right hand side of the composition almost completed
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Roots to Branches 10
29.1.13 I should have known better. With lifting and shifting to accommodate the various sections being a feature of the working day, drawing the design was bound to take longer than one session. I was being too optimistic and too eager to start painting. The drawing process, as with the preparation of the surface, has…
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Roots to Branches 9
28.1.13 Snow gone, temperature up and following a week of preparing the boards, a start has been made with drawing. First job of the day however was to place the sections together to ensure the better sides were selected as painting surfaces. Painting will be a challenge with each section being painted separately. A grid…
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Roots to Branches 8
25.1.13 We skipped the light fandango Turned cartwheels ‘cross the floor I was feeling kinda seasick But the crowd called out for more The room was humming harder As the ceiling flew away When we called out for another drink The waiter brought a tray……. It’s not surprising that ‘A Whiter Shade of Pale’ is…
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Roots to Branches 7
24.1.13 All 7 sections have now received two coats of primer applied by brush and are prepared for a base coat of emulsion. I’ll relieve the monotony tomorrow by using a roller! The same boards – but not necessarily in the same order!
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Roots to Branches 6
22.1.13 Not only is it a scene of white outside, it’s white inside too. View outside studio. View inside studio
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Roots to Branches 5
21.1.13 Drying time is an awkward and time consuming part of the process but there are other things to be done before I begin the task of drawing in the design. One job has been to prepare a plan to assist the transfer from drawing board to plywood sections. Some adjustments were needed to prevent…