Some Old Work of Mine...

The top painting is a copy of one of Jenny Saville's pieces I was inspired by for a project at A-level called 'measurements'. I was looking at people's perceptions of their own bodies and how the 'idealistic' shape has changed over the years. When I was painting it, I thought it was going to turn out really wrong. However, when I'd finished it I was surprised with myself and it's now one of my favourite paintings I've done so far. I remember my art teachers kept telling me to paint 'looser', and now I see why; I think this style of painting suits me best. 

The second painting is a Rembrandt copy, this was painted during a project looking at water and how it's effects can distort images. This was my little attempt at renaissance painting. After completing it, I gained so much more respect for the painters of that period. It is probably the longest I have ever spent on a painting, and I still wasn't happy (the proportions aren't quite right), and I know that they used to spend literally years on a single painting - god knows how they had the patience. However I was pretty pleased with the overall finish. I think I captured the colours well, and the folds in the fabric look fairly realistic, so I consider this as one of my successes!

I will be adding more to this post as I find more of my old paintings (and hopefully some paintings that aren't artist copies), so this is to be continued....