Urban marks (5)

So, creating a block to continue the series of Urban marks. My process with these is to play with the paint and look for something to come out. Simple words but not always simple ' do.' In fact, working this way sometimes produces a glut of a similar image.....as with this one....is it trying tho tell me something ?

So, I felt to try and vary the image that comes out in paint , I would collect the words that come to mind when I paint. Here goes....

Let's collect the words
Why?
Marks
No deliberate marks.
That's not true, the chimneys are deliberate
Browns not blacks
Greys not greens
Smudges
Love ambiguity
Attracted to ambiguity
Discovering through the layers
Texture, just texture
Half like it
Be bold
It was my landscape
Lots of crofts
Lots of wasteland
Like an abstract
Scrapings
Don't want to I let it dry
Too critical
Industry
Energy
Needs warmth
Needs scratching
Can't find anything in this studio
Tidy up
I like the making marks
T.S.Elliot wasteland
Shall I try gold
Does it always have to be warm
Is this a stream of concours ness writing...
I don't think so, because it's directed rather than being about random stuff
Dark moody
I like the idea that I can write these collected words on the back of the next painting, made in
reference to this block...once the back of the 15 cm piece is done then the painting has to be done
too..Mmm...sounds interesting

This was the first one, urban marks no 25 ) acrylic on a 12 inch square block.

So next, I studied the block and made a painting in reference to that block ( don't ask me why, it seemed a good idea at the time ) I also collected these words too

This process is making me study my own painting. Not sure I want to !

Of course, it's going to be different....it's a different time ( even though that may only be by half hour )different size, different paper.

Defo influenced by Ghislaine Howard..love her work, particularly the 365 series and her interpretations of Masters paintings eg Goya / Valasquez

Am I trying to do interpretations of my own work ?

Am I being too creative for my own good ?

I think I need to time restrict these small pieces, otherwise I can imagine I would be fiddling to get them accurate

It needs too I go it's own way

Fiddling about.

Urban marks study on no 25 reflected, acrylic on photographic paper, 15 cm sq.

Reflection on this process.....I like it today ! It's giving me a chance to study the original Urban mark. Interesting. As artists we my study other artists work but don't often study our own. Will see where this goes but open minded at the moment.

Sunday 25 th February 2018

Creating another Urban mark on a box this morning .

Urban marks no 26, acrylic on board 12 inches square.

Collected words ( words as I paint , written on the back of the study )

Forgot to collect the words...Mmm..got caught up with the paint ....love it this morning....very Urbany ...don't know what the shapes are but they have a sense of rightness this morning...carry on....marks....think about marks, urban marks...research just marks...love the textures of use scraped paint.....simple.....like simple, because it often never is, it's just the opposite...like the scrapings....don't know what the shapes are, other than mills, chimneys and paint...

Urban marks study on no 26, acrylic on paper, 15 cm sq.

Completely caught up with trying to create or reproduce this image....mm....although I might want too do that, it has gone it's own way....I started with a wash which of course is very different on a paper surface...I don't mind the study....I went back in with watery creamy acrylic....

Reflection...I like the process...I like the importance put on the collected words by writing them down....I think it's made me realise already that the collected words are really important and insightful to me...helping me with actually painting the image or bringing up other artists who come into my mind whilst I am painting