Cerebral Palsy Project continued...

These are further examples of drawings I have done focusing on the expressions, movements and gestures that people who have cerebral palsy make. I have carried on creating drawings in a unique line style, using different mark making techniques, including dots and crosshatching. I have developed these by involving colour in the form of acrylic paint and colouring pencil. I cut out stencils and made t-shirts and tote bags by screen printing my designs onto the product.

Cerebral Palsy Project

Using Pen and Pencil.
I am currently exploring the expressions and bodies of people who have Cerebral Palsy. My aim during this project is to develop my use of line and mark-making whilst increasing my knowledge of how the bodies reacts and forms when it is working with Cerebral Palsy and how this can affect people's expressions, gestures and movements.

Previous Exhibitions

Here are photographs of my work on display at the 'Tate Craven' Exhibition held at South Craven School in 2010. The first example shows a self-portrait painted in acrylic and a portrait of my mum, also in acrylic, both on MDF board. These pieces are rich in colour and pattern as I researched the work of Gustav Klimt to respnd to. The second examples are photographs and sketches incorporated together to create pieces which explore facial features, expressions and emotions. These were drawn using pencil as it was an appropriate material to develop my use of line and tone. The final photograph is an acrylic painting on board which focuses on facial expression and the elderly. I explored the use of tone, texture and line to create a realistic, stirking piece. These are all examples of work submitted for my Art and Design A Level.

'Deformed?' - Disability Commission Project

'Deformed?' - Disability Commission Project

Photography, Stitching and Sketching.

This is a project I completed for a commission project based around disability. As I have Cerebral Palsy myself I enjoy relating my work to personal matters such as disability, diversity and overall awareness of this. I took photographs of my own feet as I wanted something true and striking to be the focus of my pieces, something that wasnt necessarily beautiful but had a beautifully real quality. I wanted to challenge peoples perceptions and force them to look at and, hopefully, understand something that may not have an affect on their everyday lives as it does on mine.

The Loft - Floral Mural Commission

Pen Sketch

Sketches and Development

Tonal Drawing of Hand

Hand Observations using Line

Observation of Palm using Ink

Gold and Silver Tones

Continuous Line Drawing with Eyes Closed

Experimentation with Closed Eyes

Oil Painting

Silk Painting

Patterns and Textures responding to Descriptive Words

Adding Colour

Own Interpretations

Observation of Lines

Self Portrait with Eyes Closed

30 sec Life Drawing

Pencils Bound Together to Create Form

Quick Life Drawing

Adding Tone

Life Drawing to Show Movement

Using Tonal Smudging

Movement

Exploring Perception

Levels of Perspective

Tonal Perspective Views of an Apple

Using Perspective

Notre Dame with Line and Tone

Adding Colour

Closed Eye Line Drawing

This year I have particularly enjoyed experimenting with expressing myself through the use of continuous line drawings. This has enabled me to view the way I draw in a different way and to not be as precious about my work and the way it turns out. It has allowed me to give my work a depth through emotions as it is such an expressive way of working. I feel my tonal work has highly inproved and I have had the opportunity of working in many different materials, including pen, pencil, pastel, paint and charcoal on a 2D scale. Drawing, I feel, is definitely one of my strengths and is how I start and develop many of my projects. I have really enjoyed the drawing module of my course and am excited to extend my skills further.