The 4 problems I solved creating on really rough paper
One excellent way to boost creativity is to solve problems that are sure to arise from making artwork on really rough paper.
08/07/2023
52 in 52
Create 52 works in 52 weeks! This pursuit arose after emerging victoriously from a particularly character-building period of life.
In returning to my studio practice, I considered narrative realism demanded too much preparation and planning. Worn out from an extended rebuild of my home whilst living in it, I opted to pursue abstraction. Knowing that abstraction was not easy, I gave myself an extended time of studio play with no expectations other than to see where it all might lead if I pushed myself to create one abstract each week. Importantly, I am motivated by having a specific goal.
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The first works resulting from this pursuit debuted July 2024.
5 Simple ways to get new ideas from older works
Getting new ideas from older works is a good way to boost creativity whilst creating a contiguous and cohesive body of works.
02/07/2023
How to Analyse Your Art Work
You can analyse your art work to better understand the success of a finished work and learn to talk about your work using the language of art.
23/06/2023
Bold or Confronting?
Bold or Confronting?? By using my chisel point pigment pen have I’ve made ‘Red Playground-Finish what you started’ simply bold or largely confronting.
12/06/2023
Pizzazz with Pigment ink
I use pigment ink pen to create patterns to influence contrast and direction my derivative work, ‘Red Playground-Finish what you started’.
05/06/2023
Play in the studio boosts creativity
Play in the studio is what I’m doing for the next twelve months to boost creativity. I’ve taken notice of what children, the experts, do.
28/05/2023
Allie Eagle, Artist, Friend and Mentor
I’m immensely grateful for my mentor and friend, the late Allie Eagle, a remarkable New Zealand artist, who passed away in May 2022.
14/05/2023
10 Things I did to love myself
I’ve learned the hard way that to care for and love myself is critical in the creative life! Particularly, when life throws a few spanners.
07/05/2023