Love reading these posts, Brian! It’s refreshing and inspiring to hear the familiar struggles and trials of being an artist and trying to create something worthwhile. I love that you have gone through 3 distinct ‘phases’ throughout the week and I believe they all have so much possibility and potential to be taken even further. But I think they also work together, as 1 body of work. Seeing your work and also hearing you talk about it on Wednesday was also very inspiring!
This whole week of posts have been such a treat. I consider myself chiefly a line-drawer and always struggled to create appealing shapes and compose with them, and your reflections on the collage workshop have been an inspiration for me. What a great opportunity. And your photos have jogged my many happy memories of walking in that area around the Regent’s Canal. Have a great time touristing!
Hey Andrea thanks for this. Regents Canal is the favorite thing I had no idea about before I arrived. You know, you see a “canal” on a map and whatever. But wow.
And you know, I’m a line person myself. I find one speaking to the other with collage. I’m glad you’re enjoying the reading. Thanks.
If you get a chance visit the cornilessen art supply shop. It is the most magical looking of places looking a Victorian chemists. Thanks for a week of great posts by the way. I'm now contemplating my first collage since school 50 years ago.
First of all, I love reading your ‘rants’! And your photo of Hackney Wick is just beautiful with all those fantastic reflections and the gorgeous barges - what an inspiring walk to studio you had for the week! I LOVE that barge collage - I love the composition, all the different elements, the ‘plants’, the gorgeous blue colour and the funny little guys in the windows too. I also love the fish/fruits collage as well. And then your drawings of all the plant shapes and the London roofline and the floral collages - all wonderful evidence and creative produce from what seems to have been a really special if intense week. I bet you’ll have to double the space for next year!! Looks like fantastic and unique work from all the participants. I’ve really enjoyed reading about it both from yourself and Cecil. Thanks a lot and well done to everyone involved.
Love reading these posts, Brian! It’s refreshing and inspiring to hear the familiar struggles and trials of being an artist and trying to create something worthwhile. I love that you have gone through 3 distinct ‘phases’ throughout the week and I believe they all have so much possibility and potential to be taken even further. But I think they also work together, as 1 body of work. Seeing your work and also hearing you talk about it on Wednesday was also very inspiring!
This whole week of posts have been such a treat. I consider myself chiefly a line-drawer and always struggled to create appealing shapes and compose with them, and your reflections on the collage workshop have been an inspiration for me. What a great opportunity. And your photos have jogged my many happy memories of walking in that area around the Regent’s Canal. Have a great time touristing!
Hey Andrea thanks for this. Regents Canal is the favorite thing I had no idea about before I arrived. You know, you see a “canal” on a map and whatever. But wow.
And you know, I’m a line person myself. I find one speaking to the other with collage. I’m glad you’re enjoying the reading. Thanks.
If you get a chance visit the cornilessen art supply shop. It is the most magical looking of places looking a Victorian chemists. Thanks for a week of great posts by the way. I'm now contemplating my first collage since school 50 years ago.
First of all, I love reading your ‘rants’! And your photo of Hackney Wick is just beautiful with all those fantastic reflections and the gorgeous barges - what an inspiring walk to studio you had for the week! I LOVE that barge collage - I love the composition, all the different elements, the ‘plants’, the gorgeous blue colour and the funny little guys in the windows too. I also love the fish/fruits collage as well. And then your drawings of all the plant shapes and the London roofline and the floral collages - all wonderful evidence and creative produce from what seems to have been a really special if intense week. I bet you’ll have to double the space for next year!! Looks like fantastic and unique work from all the participants. I’ve really enjoyed reading about it both from yourself and Cecil. Thanks a lot and well done to everyone involved.
I’m more and more convinced I need to figure out how to live in England… but especially spend a goodly amount of time in London one of these days.