I Return

I need to update my blog - oh no, wait, that box of belongings needs sorting. I need to update my blog - but I'm so tired tonight, I'll leave it until the weekend. I need to update my blog - but that assignment needs doing for college. And finally, I have a spare moment and I need to update my blog - but I can't think what to write. Especially as so much has gone on since I last updated, including two field trips. I'll do separate posts on each field trip, I think, and I might as well get down to them after I finish this post while I'm on here. It won't be in chronological order, but that can't be helped @_@

The vast majority of you reading this right now are probably already aware of my CMTV work and the new portraits revealed, but here's the image holding all the new ones anyhow. These are, again, so much fun to do!:


And as for college work ... I'm going to specialise in Fine Art, funnily enough (regarding my Foundation work, I'm still fully intending on applying for Illustration for my BA). I was originally aiming for Design, but after a word with my tutor and a review of all my work Fine Art really does seem to be the way to go even if I did find it difficult at first (it was my first ever tutorial, though, so I guess that had something to do with it). This month and December are going to be UCAS months as well, where we get personal statements done and applications sorted out. I've also finished my trials for a part-time job, and am currently waiting to hear if I get one of the three positions available. My family and I have also just moved house; we're extremely happy to be here and the place is relatively tidy considering we only just moved in last weekend (only the bathroom and garage are cluttered) but, as expected, some things aren't usable right now. So, right now, although I'm remaining optimistic about everything, I get periods where I'm stressy or I just look harried. I apologise in advance if I end up snappy or if I'm being a bit quiet, especially offline. Please do pardon me. It's really nothing personal.

Anyway (after that personal-life update), here's what I've been doing in Fine Art. Last Friday's work:





That middle one there is taller than I am. I'm quite small in height, so that's not saying a lot, but still. It's weirdly therapeutic; I had the paper taped to the wall, some paint, a roll of masking tape, and a chair to stand on. No paintbrushes - it was all done with my left hand and fingers. Paint has a nice texture to it; I completely lost myself in the piece for the afternoon (about three hours of work).

The other two were done in the morning's session, and they didn't take me as long. Both of them are A1-size, and may end up in my uni portfolio (so may the taller one, but it might have to be in photo-form as it's a biiiig piece). They were based off our 'Armoury' mini-project, which in turn is based off a trip to Leeds Armoury (more on Channel Polyrhythm later about that). I'm not usually into military things, but it was a cool visit, I really enjoyed it.

That's all for now; this post is getting long as it is.

To do:
- Leeds Armoury post
- Liverpool visit
- Updated studio-diary post and sketchbook post
- Seminar summary post