Hello!
I’m here with the replays for July’s Art Clubs. Both Art Club videos were made with the Kings Cross Illustration Fair in mind - see my post about it here - which is always a big event in the calendar. I normally get a burst of creative energy before a fair; my brain goes into overdrive thinking of new creative things I can sell, and, for better or worse, I go into a slight creative panic, meaning I throw a million metaphorical balls into the air, or maybe, more appropriately, a million pieces of spaghetti to the wall to see what will stick! I’ve learned over the last few years of fairs that this will happen, whether I like it or not - the panic creating - and I may as well lean into it! So this bled into Art Club, of course, and I decided to make both Art Clubs (hopefully) useful for the fair. I decided, as is my wont at the moment, to paint Staffordshire figurines for both sessions - going with the idea that what I enjoy radiates into the work. I hope so!
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So, for Session One I decidedI’d paint my favourite figurine - the grumpy girls (as I like to think of them) with goat!
A few people asked me if it was available to purchase when I posted the image afterwards, so I’ve added it to my shop here.
For Session 2, I decided to paint two at once - I always enjoy the energy of switching between paintings; it gives you a chance for a little bit of fresh eyes energy as you paint - and is also helpful for drying time. It’s how I paint all my illustrations. I usually work on two pieces at the same time.
After the hour was up, I decided I wanted to carry on painting, as they were still quite unfinished, so I recorded a bonus video afterwards. It’s also so much better quality than the usual Zoom recording. It’s a shame, because I’d love for all the videos to be this crisp, but Zoom blurs them out a bit. Any techies with a solution, please drop me a line!
Anyway, this is how they both looked when Art Club finished:
And here are the finished pieces. Subtle, but they have more depth, I hope!
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Also, to note, if you’re reading this on an Apple device, they add a hefty percentage if you upgrade directly from the app, so if you open Substack on your phone or desktop (not the app), you can join without the additional cost. Let me know if you have any probs with this.
I hope you enjoy the replays. If you could be so kind as to give this post a like, comment or share, I would greatly appreciate it! And if you commented live, or on the replays, do comment below or on the Art Club thread, where you can also post photos of your artwork.
Until next time!
Ella xx
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