‘Mint’

This young artist believes there are no rules in art; that’s why ‘art’ covers such a broad range of creative activities. Some of the most beautiful artworks are those that don’t replicate a thing, but rather represent it …

By Claire Foxton

MATERIALS • An old recycled piece of ply coverboard, 1.2 x .5 metres.• A mixture of student acrylics and acrylic house paint sample pots.• Modelling paste.• A series of brushes from small round and flat to large house painting brushes.• Old rags. STEP ONE I’ll paint on basically anything, so this experiment with ink on a .5 x 1.2 metre piece of unprimed coverboard (ply) became a ‘canvas’ for my painting. I planned to be able to use the existing marks to the painting’s advantage, and to also let the natural grain of the panel become a feature. The photograph I used as reference material was of a girl lying on her bed smoking, with a look of youthful attitude and dominance. STEP TWO I began the process of masking…

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