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Textiles 1 Part 5 Building a collection Project 1 Developing visual research

Reviewing the drawing and mark making carried out in Parts one and two it was obvious to me that there was one exercise that I have not developed at all so far and that was exercise 1.8 Portraying by drawing. The flower watercolours I did for that exercise were fluid and colourful, and I feel I want to develop this theme for the current project.

Work produced for exercise 1.8
Work produced for exercise 1.8

Looking back at the feedback I received from my tutor for Exercise 1.8, it was recommended that I look at the work of Angie Lewin. Her stylised paintings and prints are absolutely beautiful and I am encouraged to try to be free with my painting and also to try some printing for my visual research.

I chose a variety of plants to observe and work from, and a few different arrangements.

Watercolour shadow painting
Watercolour observational painting
Watercolour observation painting
Watercolour shadow painting
Watercolour shadow painting
Loose watercolour painting with added pen detail
Very simple watercolour and pen
Observation in felt tip
Watercolour shadow painting with pen detail

I wanted to try some iPad drawings as they had been successful previously.

iPad drawing
iPad drawing – I really like this one

Next I made a print block using foam

These drawings have given me lots of ideas to work on for the next part of this project. The colours and patterns are vibrant and exciting, in particular the watercolour and print studies.