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| Autumn light, evening, Parliament Square |
London
has quietened down – the brightly covered hoarding that surrounded so much of
the capital has been removed as has the loud purple and pinks used to identify Olympic/Paralympic sites in tube stations. It is duller for the lack of
them. Happily autumn is well on its way
and trees are beginning to turn . In
between the rain showers the light has been rich and golden. Lots to look
forward to., especially since I’ve acquired a collapsible stool to stand on and
be above crowd level. New views.
I have been going through my summer games work in
preparation for Art for Youth and my studio opening and making adjustments
where necessary. I really don’t like to work back in the studio for the risk of
losing the spontaneity and experience of the moment. I try to avoid the specific and feel that it
is better to stare and get one’s own impression of the action, be it people, light
or mood.
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| Excel, Evening light - Olympics |
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| Olympic Park at night |
One of the unexpected joys of
working outside, are some of people who come up, who don’t intrude but give
interesting feedback. I’ve also had some
great photos. This is by James:
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| Pastelling on the Strand, Olympic Parade |
Last week I went to Winsor and Newton to explore acrylic and found more
potential in the medium that I had supposed.
I’m going to try it out. It was
an extraordinary experience to tour around the laboratory and reminded me how crucial
it is to consider and experiment with materials. On with the new work!
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| Pastelling the Marathon by St Paul's Cathedral, London Olympics (Andrew Bright) |
My work can be seen at:
http://www.louisediggle.co.uk/
Art for Youth http://www.artforyouth.com
(10-11 Oct) Royal College of Art
Green and Stone, Charity Auction, The
Study, Blandford St (10-19 Oct)http://www.greenandstone.com
Open Studio (402) Wimbledon Art Studios,
http://www.wimbledonartstudios.co.uk/
Tite St Group Exhibition, Daggett
Gallery, 225 Kensington Church Street, W8 (19-23 Nov)
Surface ICA at Barossa, New Kings Road SW6, www.surfaceica.com (10 Sept - 12 Dec)
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| Athletes and Crowds cheering, Olympic Parade |
