Cathal Lindsay 3/10/15 Cathal Lindsay 3/10/15

Quick Daubs

Just a quick update for all the little eyes looking this way. I've been up to alot and have a lot of ideas bubbling around my teeny tiny head. I'll try to explain them tomorrow. For now heres some low rez images of what I've been upto.

POX 167, oil on primed board, 10" x 7"

I've been using some of my old (and bad poems) as source for the writing on the paintings.

Artspace Overhang, oil on canvas paper, 10" x 7"

More cityscapes from around Sheffield. This is a section of the Art Space inSheffield.

Lines, Oil on primed board, 10" x 7"

Lines. Lines. Lines. LInes. Lines.

That's me for now. I've got to concrete these ideas in my head so I know where to go with them.

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Sheffield in colour.

I'm enjoying my travels around Sheffield city. It is full of interesting quirky areas and industrial areas. I've yet to explore the more industrial areas and Park Hill, as I have felt a little limited by child care. Hopefully I will be able to use one day a week to explore seek out the hidden treasures Sheffield keeps.

The original idea was to focus on line and colour, but I felt the image was a bit lackluster. I decided work instead with colour and mass. I also wanted to get a sense of perspective. (Not in a personal sense. There's the pun you were holding out for.)

This is the final piece below. I'm quite happy with it. It was fun to paint and I managed to pull in some of the line work I wanted. At the moment I feel the depth in the image is a bit shallow, but I'll see how it looks in the morning and I'll get a decent photo of the work as well.

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Algorithmic Print Experiments

I've made good use of my time spelunking paint in my cave. I like to have a lot of things on the go at anytime. I've begun and need to restart a printing experiment. Completed a painting. Begun yet another project and worked on a mural for my daughter.

The printing project.

I have tried to take my dice work or algorithmic work to the next level. I was trying to treat each layer as an 'object' class. The terminology is lifted straight from programming language. The idea is that I can use the layers in different orders.

The problem is, as I had expected the layers of oil paint, occlude the lower layers. I have yet to try printing using a medium like linseed oil, but I suspect the paint will run too much.