Julie Ellis Artist

Studio Day – Large scale – Progress of a painting

Studio Day – Large scale – Progress of a painting

These two paintings are 90 cm square. I have been able to make small scale oils which combine intuitive mark making and gesture but found it much harder to upscale. I made some sketches on A4 and then drew them roughly onto the canvas. This is a guide for composition...
Clay – Paint -Karst

Clay – Paint -Karst

Notes Following the crit I have decided to hand in the clay along with the paintings for the Karst install. Happy to leave it to a curator to select what works. There will be decisions made which take into account the space, the other works and how things flow and...

Crit – 13/05/21 – Notes

Notes Good manipulation of/use of materials. There are connections aesthetically with the clay and the painting but this is not necessarily important. there is the connection of the maker but they are separate. Do they need to be defined as communicating or connected?...
Painting – progress pics and tutorial notes (Sinta)

Painting – progress pics and tutorial notes (Sinta)

I am taking some time to build on these paintings of which there are around five. Oil on birch panels around 40 cm square each one. All have been in progress for some time, perhaps four months or more. I am working on each in turn at different times and being mindful...