Monday 22 November-Wednesday 1 December 2010




During this period I did a thorough review of my Assignment One work after receipt of my tutor’s comments, and a careful look at Assignment Two work to date in light of those comments. After about three weeks away from the easel, I discovered that I was not very satisfied with the painting in progress (and that I was having difficulty in getting back to work on the course). I should have painted the background almost completely before starting on the objects, and the two objects on the right should have been place further from the center in order to better balance the three on the left. The objects in the still-life seem less interesting than when I first set them up, but this may simply be due to constant exposure. I gave serious thought to abandoning this painting uncompleted, but decided to work further on it if for no other reason than to gain further experience in handling acrylics, a medium to which I may not be psychologically suited.