CityScapes

This is y finished pattern in my swatch pallet ready for me to use. 

We Had a challenge to make our own little pallet and pattern so to do this we had to draw a square then add, shapes, colour and lines within the parameter of the box. Then we had to select the box and make sure everything in the box was also selected then click edit and on the drop down bar appears a list of options, click define Pattern then that will turn your objects into one whole pattern so when you just click on it instead of selecting one thing in it it selects the whole thing. Give your pattern a name if you wasn't i don't think I did.... then to get it in your swatch pallet just drag and drop 

 this is like mid-flow of working just showing progress on tht peiceof work, showing the raw picture,likes and colour.

In Graphics we have been using Adobe Illustrator to make an illustrated picture. This is my Final out come. As you all know i love all my work to have flour in them and i added this seperately to my
my illustration just to see how it looked and if i didn't like it i could just remove the coloured layer and start again. Most of my drawing is done on one layer using the pen tool with plenty of patience.... the pen tool can be quite tedious only because it has my loopholes on how to use it and, its one where your have to get the hang of it to use it. Because once you've put a line down with the pen tool and you wan to work around your picture you have to deselect before using it again as the pen tool stays attached to each 'anchor' you put down, which is every line. This is Blackburn town hall one of my own photos and i just added that to a layer and then added one on top to stencil over it.
I do quite like it actually...its growing on me but i wouldnt have it up on a wall.... its not my kind of art, like i wouldnt have it on my wall, but its like a leaflet or poster picture.

This is a canvas with 1p coins stuck to which  i may add, took the patience
of a saint to stick on, briefly painting over with acrylic paint and tying in
with the theme Cityscapes and my London City theme, a painted
underground sign.
I would of loved it...if the writing wasn't as scruffy, maybe I need
to invest in some paint pens for the next one.

Paper Cutting Project/Cityscape.

I instanly started working on this project, think of differnt ways to handle it
and form just remembering back to a few weeks ago when i saw the
paper cutting exhibition at manchester art gallery, 'The first cut'.
I went and bought a book from the carity shop, to me, London
city is the most inspirational city so most of my project is based
on London city.

I started thinking about how to maake this 2D book 3D and started just hacking away
t the book, im more of a physical thinker than a 'draw everytjing, waste time and make it'
i have to see it to imagine it really, 

Si after cutting out them shapes og the iconic building in London City (thinking 3D)
I sttarted seeing if card would hold the paper shapes up but it didnt look
astetically pleasing from all angles like a 3D object should.

So then i thought in layers, if i cut all the shapes out on every page would the
volume of the paper all together not make it Stand up? Nope. New idea:
Paper clip them with folds in, to get the volume i needed from
just the paper.

This worked like a dream and looked interesting from all angles but wasn't stable so
i decided to super-glue them down to keep them in place, The middle of the book
was causing quite a hassle for some of my buildings, so we decided
to spread the image unto the other page and fold around the crease in the book.

Washed down acylic/collage/painting.

This is a painting of the Gerhkin and its surroundings and college  of stamps,
an old black and photo, an old book tearing and magazine advert.

I like how you can still see the stamps and photo, I think the reason behind
using stamps is for British sake to Brit it up a little and the rest.....well,
because I wanted to.

I really do like this one, the colours, and collage in it really do it for me and
i am a little proud of this, i know its not much but its the final look
that makes it.

         Dave Pearson.

Dave Pearson....I cant wait to start bragging about this amazing artist. Oh my, his work is true art madness! Dave is one of my local artists with his home just down the street in Haslingden and his art studio at the Globe studio in Waterfoot, you could say a little stalker came out in me when i saw his work, unfortunately Dave has, the an art lecturer at Manchester University has passed away and his work is being auctioned off all around the globe for hundred to thousands of pounds so student Beth cant afford one....(ONE DAY). Just by pure look and very good friendship the new owner of  Dave's studio offered me a piece of his artwork and as we got talking i got two! These are his last pieces of work when he was getting very ill, expressing the pain and madness surrounding his at that very time, both string and nail pieces I'm just fascinated by..

Dave was a very private man but that didn't stop him painting, once passed, local artists went to clear his tiny flat in Haslinden finding paintings baracading the door to the top floor, the flat was covered in paintings, which is why there is no short selling as every one is unique and mind boggling. I think he only held around two art shows in the last years of his life but didn't find any desire in showing his work to others as they were for his pleasure. I love the humble side to Dave but find it crazy and he had nothing to be shy about. I think he was actually quite bold and brave with his brush stokes creating these beasts that maybe could of been a struggle in Dave's mind or just a vivid imagination. Deary me...I cant begin to express the talent that came from this artists very fingers, i can see a little Picasso in his work with the sectioning of his very intricate masked beasts... the different colours in each section.
Heres some of Dave Pearson's paintings. (Masterpieces).







Dave Pearson has definitely made the artwork and will never be forgotten or not noticed like in his living life, as his work is international and one of a kind. Daves definitely left a mark on my art influence and inspired me to make my own sting and nail piece of London cityscape. So this is my....'attempt' at a Dave Pearson'.
Its definitely one you have to explain and then look at... but i love it after a bit, i like the abstract look and the fresh colours in it.  Doing it made a little feminist come out in me because any man who hand you some nails a screw driver and hammer will say 'ill do it if you want?' And this is when it came out as I sat there whispering but shouting (if you get me) at the same time trying to get these screws into the hardest piece of wood known to man, but I didn't give in! It was a true COME ON BETH, YOU CAN DO THIS moment.

Dan Mountford.

Dan is a young and upcoming artist. He studies freelance design and graphic design. He is such a great and contempary Photographer, his double exposure photography brings wonders to the dullest of minds.

Dan has caught the attention of me from the precision of the carefully placed photos he mixes together, how he can change the layout of certain town/city scapes to apply to the head of a human and how cleaver it looks, like a view finder to their mind of what they’re thinking. I love the authentic style in which he presents his photos, the colours are never bright but have an old, vintage antique style about them that I love.

I just think its so clever how he’s done it, and how it seems so normal for them to be that way because of how professional how he does it. I think he layers the on Photoshop and then makes the opacity high so you can see one another though each other. But when he has a head and manages to keep the outline of the nose or the skull, its just incredible the amount of detail that’s in his pictures. I like him adding his designs like the plotting of dots and lines to add more graphics detail to it and make it appear more complex. He could of used a film camera and tried the double exposure film, (layering on photo on another on just one piece of film) which is such a clever and looks so professional.

He has an impeccable standard of Photoshop from where he has paired photos together made them match, move them around the subject matter, its fascinating looking at all the detail added in his work when he mixes photos together or layers them on top of one another, it springs the viewers mind into action with questions such as why is he mixing these two exact photos together? Are they his own photography? How has he done this? They are thought provoking and very eye catching nd has inspired me to take on doing some double exposure shots with a film camera.

Debra Hurd.

Debra hurd is an international artist who has taken the world and painted it with magnificent colours that only the most creative minds can see..

Im studying cityscapes and debra has done some brilliant oil paintings of new York and new Orleans.

I describe her work as neon colours and oil. The texture of these pictures really bring it to life and make the colours dance around the page. When looked at closely...the texture looks as if its been applied by a pallet knife. I think that applying it quite thick can give the painting a kind of 3d effect and really grab the vewers attention.

Her work has my love of colour, I strongly believe that there should never be a dull moment with your artwork….someone with the most amazing skills can still be dull with the wrong choice of colours. Debra’s paint pallet has a great mix of colours with she doesn’t lose control of whats actually in the painting which I find can be quite challenging. I wouldn’t say that detail is her mainline, but applying with a pallet knife isn’t the best tool for detail. Herb deatail comes from the setting…the trees…buildings,, people..weather, I find it fascinating how she especially captures the weather, her detail of rain in her paintings is astounding.

I love her work and have no questioning of her fine art award and think she has a wonderful and exclusive style which I aspire to try.

                                                                           Chris Hepburn.

Chris Hepburn is an English born and bred photographer.

 He travels all over the word snapping away.

He looks at the beauty in places with ultra-sharp

 images and stunning colour.

 Chris Hepburn captures some amazing

 landscapes and cityscapes,

he brings the silence to the city and loud to the

 landscapes making all his photos shout fabulous.

Chris brings the life of the busy

 city and pores into his work,

 he captures the time, essence and rush of the big cities.

 He doesn’t miss a second in capturing some of the

 most famous landmarks and architecture getting

 them at the best angle.

To me.. It looks like he’s just coloured the black

 and white with a highlighter,

 there is never a dull moment in the photos,

 just amazing colour caught by day and night.

 His contrast skills are aplaudable by the modern

 colours caught in front of the age old buildings,

 he photographed the Hilton Hotel in Manchester

 souring over this beautiful old building asking

 the question of beauty in this modern world..

 and does modern arise over old fashion?

I think his work is inspiring and hopefully I will be

 filling in his footsteps in the sand through my

cityscape photography.

Edward Hopper.
Edward has some amazing talents when it comes to his painting. He is a phenomenal painter with no sign of a brush stroke anywhere. Edward paints with a deafening silence…with the bored of a yawn, he uses solitary scenes in his paintings. His work seems whispered and quiet with not much hustle and bustle going, his effect on me? The audience? Tranquil, like as if you can only here the swaying of the summer tress.

His technique is maybe just paint what you see? It looks seamless with no brushstrokes and just looks like a photograph. He shows light and dark in his paintings and uses a pretty dull colour pallet but still has a mixed choice of colours. Edward uses oil on canvas to master his paintings, using oils gives you the luxury of ‘touching up’ because the paints take months to dry so you can always go back if it’s not what  you desire. 

Edward Hopper’s work is really inspiring for up and coming artists like me to show how you don’t always need colour to show life in a painting. His tight painting technique is one to be desired as it is so realistic to look at but shows his talent like a trophy.

Oil paints is something I would love to try and..  fingers crossed! I will be this good one day.