Monday's Are My Favourite

For the past week everything with me is feeling much better (apart from being ill thanks to my parents) and I am glad!

I have been reading most days and being able to escape into someone else's world for an hour or two has been so relaxing. Just what I need! It definitely helps me to get through the day. I still need to work on drawing more although I'm getting there; I've gained a few more likes on my Facebook page recently too and that's helped boost my spirits!

At the weekend I dropped off a painting at The Freudian Sheep to be put in their next exhibition. I am excited to be showing with them again; they really are doing great things and I am so happy for them! Hopefully if I'm feeling better I'll be able to make their opening event which is happening this Saturday (12th March at 3pm)!

See the invite below and if you haven't already, please take a look at this article - they had an interview with entertainment writer, Wayne Savage, from the East Anglian Daily Times during their last exhibition called MAD?. It's a really great read; especially if you're interested in art and/or mental health.

Something that occurred to me though when getting my work ready for The Sheep is that when pricing work, artists usually have to take into account any commission that would taken from the sale of the piece(s) and I don't think some  people think about that... They see the price and instantly assume it's too expensive for what the art work is. Artists also have to keep in mind the time it took to create the work, whether its minutes, hours or even days, as well as the cost of materials and I'm sure I'm not the only the one who sometimes lets my emotional attachment to the art affect the amount too.

Yesterday, I decided that Monday's are my favourite day is the week. You might find this strange as most people hate them, but it's the only day I get a lay-in with a chilled out morning and it's the day I volunteer at Banham Zoo Charity Shop, which I still love and means I get to interact with people and read some more. It'll be even better when it's warmer and stops rainging so much. The day is only ruined when I have to go to work that evening!

So, yeah, I've has my ramble but it had to be done! Thank you if you made this far!

J x

Museum References.

I have finally printed off the rest of my reference pictures (we ran out of ink - booo). I don't usually use them anymore and it is something I need to get use to again. Someone at uni will be pleased! But when it comes to creating art that is based on a real object, I feel more at ease being able to use photos. Of course if I could sit and look at the object for real then I would, but unfortunately I can't. If only I was back at college. For my 'Final Major Project' I drew hundreds of little drawings from random objects (from biscuits to fake birds) and on a couple of occassions, I got to visit the museum (which is where I got these images from) and just sit and draw. Those moments at the museum were my favourite from the whole year.

Today I have been a lazy art student and not drawn anything, sorry! I bet you're all fed up of this elephant-ness. I'm hoping I won't get fed up of it. The elephant skull is the most enjoyable object I have ever drawn. Knowing my luck I shall ruin it for myself by overdoing it. I have a limited set of references, I'm not sure if this is good or not? But I know that each time I return to work from it, I will see something different within it, which is great! It's exactly the same if I had the skull infront of me and it's the same with all skulls I have worked with. Anyway, I'll stop rambling, if you have made it this far, then I congratulate you and thank you. You can now return to your shenanigans.