Nature project.

This was the start of my 3rd and final year of my degree. I decided to go back to a nature project that I did during my foundation course. I wanted to look at nature combined with the human form.

I decided to make these little mushroom people. I made them using clay for the legs and then papier mache on chicken wire for the mushroom caps. I then decorated them with acrylic paint. 

Blood paintings.

These paintings look a little gory, but they are to represent the internal part of our body. I painted them with a mix of dried pigs blood, PVA glue and water. I then applied the mixture with a spoon as I wanted to be quite expressive and rough with my strokes. 

I did a few paintings, some on prepared canvases, and some others on unprimed canvas. 

Offal paintings.

I visited Smithfield meat market in London for research during my 2nd year of my degree. I went there to collect photos of meat hanging so that I could work from them. I wanted to show that offal, and internal organs can be beautiful and that the beauty comes from within.

I did a series of 4, 4ft x 2.5ft paintings, and 1 large, 6ft x 3ft painting. They are both oil on canvas.

Painting 1.

Painting 2.

Painting 3.

Painting 4.

Painting 5.

Internal body paintings.

These are two paintings that I did during my 2nd year at univeristy. Carrying on with the internal organs and body theme. 

They are both oil on canvas.

The internal body.

This was my second year of my Fine Art degree at Loughborugh. I was looking at the internal body and our organs. These are mini paintings of organs mounted on to a wooden frame.

Oil on canvas.

Cells.

This was my first year final piece. I was looking at cells of the body. This piece was looking at how a cell grew, and split in two when it was reproducing. 

They are 6ft x 3ft, oil on canvas, with added beads and 3D plaster.

Backs

 This was a series I did on backs during my final A level year. 

They are 5ft x 3 ft, Oil on canvas.