Revisiting drawings

I am inspired by recent visit to Patchings Artfest to revisit and complete some favourite drawings. 

Patchings Artfest 13-15 July 2023

Had a successful show at Patchings Artfest.  It was a pleasure to meet new friends from all over the north and midlands of England.  I found it very inspiring to engage with the public and other artists after the long period of covid…

Making it abstract – the final piece

The final statement "Meghan Carrick Essentials" - charcoal and paint on 800 x 600 mm stretched canvas. This definitely relates to the monoprint stage, but I am satisfied that I explored many possibilities.

Making it abstract Collages

Looking more deeply at the shapes by creating a three dimensional structure based on drawings, and creating collage pieces from it.  

Making it abstract Monoprints

Monoprint experiments with colours and shapes from Stage 1.

Franz Marc – my inspo

I am a great admirer of Franz Marc (1880-1916).  He loved and respected animals and the natural world,  and is famous for his "Blue Horse" paintings.  The painting above is a small watercolour but shows his use of colour, the abstracted…

Making it abstract – moving further

The next stage - working from a black and white photocopy of my painting of Meghan, I masked off different sections in quite a random way.  This is a simple composition so the options were limited.  I did two stages, trying for a richer and…

Making it abstract

I have spent some years now in learning how to create a figurative illusion of reality.  But I want to go deeper and explore the links between the subject and my inner self.  At the moment I am making a series of oil paintings depicting the…

Painting project “Melanie”

                               A study of a bucking Clydesdale yearling became a challenge, as I moved from quick studies of movement to an analysis of the underlying anatomy.  I at last realised that for me it is essential…

Sol Lewitt’s brilliant advice

In 1965 young sculptor Eva Hesse wrote to conceptual artist Sol Lewitt complaining of creative block.  This is what he told her:"Just stop thinking, worrying, looking over your shoulder wondering, doubting, fearing, hurting, hoping for…