{"id":8633,"date":"2023-04-02T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-02T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=8633"},"modified":"2023-04-11T09:27:06","modified_gmt":"2023-04-11T08:27:06","slug":"art-some-old-designs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=8633","title":{"rendered":"ART: Some Old Designs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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1st Spread.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Whilst doing the initial sketches for this recent commission from Abbie and Dan, yesterday, I came across some black and white ink drawings, or sketches, that are, rather shockingly, now a decade old. That\u2019s what this post is comprised of.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first spread is two images that I think are actually derived from the same source. The left hand one is, I think, better\/stronger, compositionally. And I\u2019ll come back to it later in the series. The right hand one is further explored in the next spread. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2nd Spread.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m not sure what\u2019s going on with the left hand image, in this second spread I think it\u2019s still derived from the same source, but possibly, flipped or rotated? Either way, it takes the whole thing in another direction. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Both of these belong to the more diffuse all over abstraction I\u2019ve struggled with for years now. I somehow feel they have something. Something I like and don\u2019t want to lose. But something I can\u2019t quite put my finger on, and that\u2019s all too easily lost amidst \u2018too much information\u2019. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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3rd Spread.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Spread three sees two \u2018new\u2019 things: the left is inspired by the drawings of Tove \u2018Moomin\u2019 Jansson, whose work I love. And it\u2019s much more obviously representational. The right hand image, on the udder hand, sees me successfully distilling some of the preceding stuff into a stronger more succinct image\/composition. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I love the sixth image of this series, and intend to do a series of prints, using it as a starting point. It\u2019s the most reductive and simplified image to have come out of a number of related series of ideas, some of which are black and white, others (to feature in another post soon) are full colour \u2018miniature\u2019 paintings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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4th Spread.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The fourth and final spread in this series is an exploration of a different source image. This one comes from the painting below, which belongs to but is also separate from the series alluded to above, that I\u2019ll be posting about next.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These two share an imagery antecedent that is part head and shoulders \u2018portrait\u2019, part tree, part mountains, and simultaneously wholly abstract (pictured below). Once again, I think there might be grounds for or mileage in a print series coming out of this?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This one\u2019s up on a wall at home.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

For absolutely yonks – about ten years! – I\u2019ve thought all this stuff was ok as \u2018research\u2019, but not good enough to share. Teresa has consistently said I ought to share it. I\u2019m finally coming around to her way of thinking. So here it is!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some of this stuff would up framed and on display, albeit only in our home(s). As of right now, only the image above is currently adorning our walls. Though I do plant I put up more original art around the house. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Whilst doing the initial sketches for this recent commission from Abbie and Dan, yesterday, I came across some black and white ink drawings, or sketches, that are, rather shockingly, now a decade old. That\u2019s what this post is comprised of. The first spread is two images that I think are actually derived from the same … <\/p>\n

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