13.30pm. Wearing dad's work jacket and mum's woolly hat. Let Lulu off lead at Fir Park. Don't really take Lulu there since its usually a junkie hideout. But today it was empty. And it's actually a nice green oasis in the middle of a construction site. Construction site being the old primary next door and run down football pitch. Lulu was very happy. Still not feeling it. Going to continue painting after this walk.
12.38pm. Wearing black coat and trainers Hearing noise of schoolkids playing. Weather is pretty miserable. Recently been feeling miserable and exhausted. Lack of motivation, the idea of lockdown number two is depressing. Ready to move on and go back to normal especially as the year is coming to an end. However, Lulu was happy and mischievous which I like.
Using the Necropolis series for reference. I decided to try it with mono screen printing. I've done screenprinting many times in the past however I hadn't tried this method. I have worked with monoprinting as well in the past but never combined the two. The reason for pursuing this method was because I wanted to make best with my allocated studio time. Now that it's increased, I hoped to take advantage of methods I could explore that I may not be able to do at home.
This particular technique involves working rather fast. You don't want to spend too long painting the inks onto the screen as it could start to dry. Through this it was the perfect way to get honest, gestural and freeing artworks. Choosing this method is also part of my learning as an artist. This first session helped me to recognise how to get the results I want from my colour. Through heavy application I was getting intense, rich blues that I wanted. But also washes of yellow and blue in the background. How to achieve density I want without it being washy. I was truly witnessing how the two colours support and work together just like Albers theory.
For these to become more established works, I've just got to keep going with it. With each session I'll play around with colour mixing and application to better understand how to get the results I desire.
Although the forms used are originally structural and architectural forms. I find they actually capture the lighting itself more. Keeping in mind of my chosen methodology; autoethnography, I think this still applies here. Autoethnography is a form of research into one's social and cultural background educate others about it. What I'm trying to tell the viewer is how my local background affects me emotionally.
