by Cheryle | Oct 12, 2014 | Art, Art reflections, Learning, Play, Process
A few weekends ago I went on an artist retreated run by Tracy Verdugo. I started writing up what she did but part of me feels you should go explore her site and perhaps read her book. It is nice to explore individually. Her process has similarities to Flora Bowley but...
by Cheryle | Sep 15, 2014 | Art, Exhibitions, Learning, Process
Sometimes when you approach a work and starts to take shape but it is not quite there, you have to take a leap into the unknown to create something fresh. My w ork is intuitive and I listen for inspiration. As I look back at her starting point and the caption, I...
by Cheryle | Sep 15, 2014 | Exhibitions, Process
Building layers is what gives my work it’s complexity. I want to explore all the levels needed to take my work to the space where it finally feels complete. So this is ‘Dreams’ it started as a colour background exploration where I kept adding until...
by Cheryle | Aug 13, 2014 | Learning, Play
Today was clean up day as I went about organising the studio. I had been working on so many pieces that I needed to find order again. This is the view through my studio window at the end of the day. I had a little time to play with ideas. I made up a concentrate of...
by Cheryle | Aug 10, 2014 | Mother and child, Play
I am continuing to work on several starting points and totally re-working one piece that was never quite there for me. My major challenge at the moment is knowing when to stop. I feel like I lose some of the freshness and looseness and so need to be aware of what I...
