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Today’s abstract paintings inspired by the photos of crushed strawberries and raspberries. All of them are A1, acrylics and chalk pastels. 

I painted all of them before lunch, and was so artistically drained I went home around 1pm. They look much better in real life, the colours are more vibrant and the textures are more visible. I tried my best editing everything on Photoshop but this is as far as I could go. I’m really happy with how the paintings look and will definitely make great background for the collages I will start making this week. 

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Crushed raspberries collages. They make a pretty nice sequence too! 

Finished with all the collages now, 44 in total. I have to stop or I’ll end up with 100 soon. 

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A quick video of the movement of the piece. 

Please don’t mind the messy room :) 

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Hanging week: Monday

I added all the collages onto the hangers and experimented with paper behind/ in between them. I am not too sure about the paper, as it is not see through and it contrasts too much with the transparent acetate. Tomorrow, I will try with baking paper, both plain and with some designs drawn onto them. I have bought some more colourful paper clips, small and big and will mix them up too. I want the collages, the hangers, the wooden pegs and the paper clips to be a whole, creating an interesting installation which is both intriguing from far away as well as from up close. 

Tomorrow, I plan to play with placing the collages in a different way, so that there are fewer of them in the top and more in the bottom. I this way I want to create a sense of balance (top with hangers, bottom with collages). Also, I want to have one more hanger, hanging all the way down with a photo of the crushed strawberry. I don’t know whether it will fit with the composition but I’ll try. Having all the hangers already attached makes it pretty difficult to play with them, and needing someone to support me also limits what I can do. Another aspect is that I have access to the installation from one side only, so it is very easy to get entangled in all the hangers. 

A thing I absolutely love about this space is that when the sun is shining pretty strong, I get beautiful shadows, and light reflecting on the sides and on the wall. If I open the windows, the wind will move the hangers, so that all the reflections and shadows will move too. Now, all I need is that sunshine when the exhibition is on...

And quietly, I really hope the space right next to my window will be empty, so that I can claim it and hang my paintings. But if it will be taken by someone, I still have a great spot with great installation! 

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Collage vs painting. I kept quite close to the shapes and colours, but made them more expressive. 

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I just bought 50 hangers for my final outcome. Can’t wait to test things out! 

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The first installation. I was really lucky that it was sunny this morning. 

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During today’s interim review I told Neil about my ‘right place/right time’ moment. He said I should post it on tumblr, so here it is. 

In March, when we were coming back from the Newcatle trip I got off in Musselburgh. I was walking to a bus stop, when I saw a couple releasing two lampions in the air. It was such a beautiful sight, especially with the sunset and the sound of the waves. I stopped to take a photo and look at the lampions flying up. Soon, one of them started falling down, and I was observing where it would fall. As it landed somewhere close, I crossed the road to find. I took a few steps and I was already on the beach. There was no one, and all I could hear was the waves. I found the lampion in the water, going back and forth with the wave. .

I walked on the sand, enjoying that moment of peace, while looking at the beautiful sunset. The sun and lights from the buildings were reflected in the water, shimmering beautifully. The photos don’t do justice, but it was an incredible sight. Standing on that beach I felt like I was in a right place at a right time. All thanks to the lampions, as otherwise I would just walk to the bus stop.