OK, so before we begin, I’ve got some big news. Hold the front page; the world needs to know. Are you sitting down? Good, then I begin....

Draw a tree. A simple enough request I thought, then you sit down in front of one and really look at it. There’s a reason I haven’t...

In its simplest form, a still life can be termed a representation of the things we have around us. Throughout history, artists have used...

This assignment was designed to allow us, as artists, to demonstrate both the observational and the technical skills we have been...

My plan of attack for this project is going to be a bit different from the previous projects. Having had a read through the brief, it...

It’s funny what a change in circumstance can effect; trying to remain focused and functional during the pandemic lockdown is a challenge....

After my experiments in the previous exercise with colour, and the things I’d learned while experimenting with line, I thought this task...

Up until this point, colour hasn’t been a major focus of the exercises. And in truth, this suited me down to the ground. The majority of...

After spending the better part of a week studying daffodils in the previous exercise, I had a mind to try and find a different type of...

OK, so before I get into this, you might have noticed a significant drop off in the frequency of these logs. I’ll give you all one guess...

So that’s assignment one done dusted and boy have I learned a lot. Not just about my drawing and art but about the course, the logistical...

Friday 7th February began with a 7am alarm. This may not seem all that exceptional, but as my alarm for work is usually some time after...

The image reproduced in the course materials is by Odilion Redon and is called Two Trees (1875). Odilion Redon was a French artist born...

Here we are: the first milestone in this journey I’ve embarked on. Time really has flown, it feels like only yesterday I received my big...

For this exercise we were asked to compose an image using 2 objects with reflective surfaces. This doesn’t sound all that difficult until...

I’m sorry to say I feel very much like a bad parent where this exercise is concerned. Life got very much in the way and my efforts where...

This exercise, as the title suggests, required me to observe and render tone. It asked that 2 simple shapes be placed together and lit...

Here we are again folks, onward to Project 2. This project is concerned with basic shapes and fundamental form: understanding how objects...

OK so you may have noticed a bit of a gap in these log entries, here’s my amazing excuse. I’ve been knackered both physically and...

It was a tough old week last week and I have to admit I struggled for motivation. I’m finding it difficult to work out my life, work,...