John Hancock BA Studio Practice Research

(26/1/23)  Today I was able to finish some paintings I had started a while ago, and as it seems, one’s that will be spearing on my final collection. The theme of the red strip that evokes the memory of a Marlboro cigarette packet that has appeared in multiple paintings I had done last year has continued. And I feel that this may be the visual theme of my final body of work, but I will have to conclusively assess this in the coming week. The pieces I have created today and have build on previous steps I have taken conclude in a very satisfying way for me. They all look a part of one another, in one way or another. Following a similar colour scheme and structure on the wooden boards they are painted on.  Below are pictures of theses pieces.  The painting above builds on the textural red strip I made that was inspired by Bram Bogart’s, then similarly to another painting I had done In tribute to my late dog Angus, implementing finger painting as inspired by Ayako Rokkaku in h...

Today (18/10/22) marked the day I began painting for my studio practice. After the last week or so gathering materials and negotiation of transporting them into the college building, I finally got my materials situated. This now allows me to begin painting and fleshing out ideas ready to prepare and write a project proposal.  Todays mission was to make a start. No matter how basic the start was, I needed to find my way in. As it stands I have an abundance of ideas drifting around in my head, but none made tangible though sketches or inspirations documented in a research journal. This blog will serve as research evidence and updates on progress and experimentations in my studio practice. Currently I have a dense amount research to document and make cohesive the ideas that are scattered through my mind and  ratty note books stuffed in bags, coat pockets and doors of my car.  My start was made today by applying enamel paint to one of the wooden boards I have sourced. This pr...