"Golden Wattle Afternoon, Kings Park"
Oil on canvas, 110 x 165 cm, Joanne Duffy © 2013
Tuesday, 20 August 2013
Saturday, 17 August 2013
Perth Royal Show Art Award
"Promise of Blue" oil on canvas, 80 x 120 cm, 2013
A newly finished work, intended for the Perth Royal Show for the Royal Agricultural Society of WA. This will be entered in the RASA Art Award which is open to all Western Australian Artists.
The work, "Promise of Blue" depicts the passing of a storm and restful period of after bad weather when land is peaceful, no birds sing, and the sun is still not appearing. The fictional landscape is inspired from the farming area I grew up in - where most storms were were fierce, dry and usually at harvest time.
"Scrub Fire, Eneabba" oil on canvas, 61 x 122cm, 2012
I'm fortunate enough to have a second entry in the RASA Art Awards this year. The above painting "Scrubfire, Eneabba" last year won the Morawa Art Award. As a winner of a rural art award, the organisers chose to submit my work to the RASA Art Awards, a different category to the Open section.
The painting is a childhood memory of a scrub fire in early evening on the way back to Perenjori from Perth. A rather dramatic interpretation of the actual event, however as a young 6 year old it was quite awe inspiring. It is one of those emmories which may reappear in other works.
Wednesday, 14 August 2013
The year ahead ...
Well, looks like the rain has settled in for the day and it's time to kick start today's studio session.
The next six months are pretty full on with the equivalent to four bodies of work to produce. I'm well on my way with many half done - it's just a matter of finding the right mindset to finish each work.
Had a fairly major disappointment recently with not being shortlisted for a particular national award. I guess I was too confident - or maybe it was pure luck? Or maybe the fact that half of the finalists were photographic works - something I intend to share my opinion on at some point!
But with disappointment comes a sense of resolve and to get onto the next event. I'm hoping to be shortlisted for a few art awards in the next 12 months and would like to try a few different approaches in my painting - I may slip back into the comfort zone, time will tell.
It's also my intention to make more use of this blog - to write some opinions on current local art affairs and get used to writing about my own work. It seems some artists are very good at this - or do they pay someone to do it?
So as well as the artwork statements, here is a list of topics I'm hoping to cover;
1. The process of local art prizes/awards
2. Dealing with galleries
3. Competing with Indigenous Art/Artists
4. The middle-aged bored housewife artist
5. Realism
6. Career pathways
7. Self promotion of an introvert
Stay tuned!
The next six months are pretty full on with the equivalent to four bodies of work to produce. I'm well on my way with many half done - it's just a matter of finding the right mindset to finish each work.
Had a fairly major disappointment recently with not being shortlisted for a particular national award. I guess I was too confident - or maybe it was pure luck? Or maybe the fact that half of the finalists were photographic works - something I intend to share my opinion on at some point!
But with disappointment comes a sense of resolve and to get onto the next event. I'm hoping to be shortlisted for a few art awards in the next 12 months and would like to try a few different approaches in my painting - I may slip back into the comfort zone, time will tell.
It's also my intention to make more use of this blog - to write some opinions on current local art affairs and get used to writing about my own work. It seems some artists are very good at this - or do they pay someone to do it?
So as well as the artwork statements, here is a list of topics I'm hoping to cover;
1. The process of local art prizes/awards
2. Dealing with galleries
3. Competing with Indigenous Art/Artists
4. The middle-aged bored housewife artist
5. Realism
6. Career pathways
7. Self promotion of an introvert
Stay tuned!
Monday, 22 April 2013
Well that's pretty cool. I'm a winner in the first round on Artslant.
http://www.artslant.com/global/artists/show/202802-joanne-duffy?tab=AWARDS
http://www.artslant.com/global/artists/show/202802-joanne-duffy?tab=AWARDS
Saturday, 20 April 2013
In prep
It is now three weeks before a major exhibition.
I'm happy with my body of work - a few pieces I'm reluctant to put in as I'm really excited at their conclusion.
There's no panic yet, just moving into the stage of self-doubt. Just doing the final time management planning of varnishing etc checking the edges, signing etc. Here is one of the pieces for the show, just love working with oils at the moment:
This work is called "Cirque" oil on canvas 92x121cm.
It has been so long since my last entry, can't promise I will be regular at this! ... Keeping up with social media can be such a draining pastime.
I'm happy with my body of work - a few pieces I'm reluctant to put in as I'm really excited at their conclusion.
There's no panic yet, just moving into the stage of self-doubt. Just doing the final time management planning of varnishing etc checking the edges, signing etc. Here is one of the pieces for the show, just love working with oils at the moment:
This work is called "Cirque" oil on canvas 92x121cm.
It has been so long since my last entry, can't promise I will be regular at this! ... Keeping up with social media can be such a draining pastime.
Friday, 9 March 2012
Creativity & the generation of ideas, part 1
How do I know what to paint?
I have been asked a few times where I get ideas for my work and where do they all come from. The generation and creation of different concepts is a practise, an acquired skill, and something anyone can learn.
Back in Uni (so long ago ...) I remember we had an exercise of developing a logo design for a fictitious company. Using our A3 lay out pad we had to generate numerous ideas for the logo concept. The ideas were just a thumbnail sketch, and quickly executed. The work was in the idea. We had to put down every idea that came to mind, no matter what our thoughts or preferences were, whether we liked it not. This method was a way of considering all possibilities and asking yourself "what if"...
Interestingly this training of ideas building is easy to apply to all aspects of what you do, not just producing art. Specifically with painting it could be with your method; what medium, how do I apply, what with, what colour, what strength of colour etc. The possibilities are endless and this is even before you have considered your subject!
Essentially, there are no bad ideas ... some are just more successful than others!
I have been asked a few times where I get ideas for my work and where do they all come from. The generation and creation of different concepts is a practise, an acquired skill, and something anyone can learn.
Back in Uni (so long ago ...) I remember we had an exercise of developing a logo design for a fictitious company. Using our A3 lay out pad we had to generate numerous ideas for the logo concept. The ideas were just a thumbnail sketch, and quickly executed. The work was in the idea. We had to put down every idea that came to mind, no matter what our thoughts or preferences were, whether we liked it not. This method was a way of considering all possibilities and asking yourself "what if"...
Interestingly this training of ideas building is easy to apply to all aspects of what you do, not just producing art. Specifically with painting it could be with your method; what medium, how do I apply, what with, what colour, what strength of colour etc. The possibilities are endless and this is even before you have considered your subject!
Essentially, there are no bad ideas ... some are just more successful than others!
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