Thursday, 9 February 2012

Almost .....Finished Painting

This is the piece i started yesterday. Pretty pleased with how it's turned out very over-the-top ornate like the victorian decorative style. 

The original picture i used is a victorian 'ghost' picture . These were portraits of children with their mothers under a veil behind them like a ghostly presence. All the rage at one point apparently...I also have a victorian death portrait in the bottom right, couldn't resist making it seem more like  a story board/ comic strip.

It was ridiculously cold when i was painting today so i had to hug my rather attractive sheep hot water bottle while working! 
And here's a picture of Meg...Just because.


Wednesday, 8 February 2012

Continuation of painting set


This is the beginnings of the first painting in the second half of my exhibition work. After using dolls in the first half , i am using the 'ghost' and 'death' portraits of the victorian era for the second half.
I believe this series of paintings will capture the feeling of crystallised youth i want in this work and provide the innocent morbidity i enjoy expressing within.






Also today i was painting backgrounds for illustration plates for Red Riding Hoods Womb. I had a seizure while doing so and ended up with a perfect handprint on the side of my face. I felt like crap for the rest of the day but had to take a photo as it looked pretty awesome!