Self Directed Statement (so far...)

I have decided to develop my previous project but look at using different painting styles such as oil paints. The topic of my project is blank expression, within this I will look at using light in my work to create depth and seriousness. The main media I want to work in is oil paints. I want to capture people of guard and then turn these photographs into paintings. Creating sketches and experimenting with different materials I hope that these will inspire my paintings. I want to experiment different back grounds using oils, such as dripping like some of my previous water colour work. I previously looked at Sally Manns ‘face’s series, which inspired me to photograph people off guard. Some artists I have also looked at are Andrew Salgado and Dan O’connor. To develop my work from here I want to experiment more with oils, working on a larger scale and loosening  up more with my technique.