Tag: Painting Process
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The Journey of Serpent Artwork
I had two prints of the photo I took in the Kimberleys of the serpent. The image was for a specific artwork. Ordering the second photo was a “just in case something went wrong” addition. After completing the first work, I grabbed an off-cut piece of canvas, glued the extra photo down and blocked in…
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Letting Go: Creative Techniques for Artistic Transformation
A few years ago, I whited out a complete artwork. The painting wasn’t working. I scratched back into the wet white paint. The effect that emerged pleasantly surprised me so, instead of disposing of the canvas, I kept the “new work”. More recently I’ve been consciously whiting out old paintings, not because I don’t…
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Transforming Trauma into Artistic Expression
I first lifted this canvas onto the easel with the intention of doing an abstract painting. In the process of laying down the paint, as the shapes formed, the intent changed. The Gaza war had begun. I was pre-occupied with the secondary trauma experienced by those around me. As the nightly horrors of the war…
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Reflection – the creative process of painting
Talented Peregian Beach photographer Julie Hemsley did a publicity shoot at Marcus Creek of me when we exhibited at The Butter Factory Arts Centre in 2018. Apart from being successful in promoting our show, I knew that the photos had something that I wanted represent using paint – reflection in water. The result? One subject,…
ART by Jude Tulloch 