THE SELF-ISOLATION RESIDENCY 4th november 2020: DAY 220 - antony clarkson

The Athole House Studio
Self-Isolation Artist Residency
30th March 2020

Over my career I have taken part in many artist residencies in various parts of the world; I have even organised and run a residency program myself. 2020 has brought new challenges to us all, I however intend to treat these challenges as opportunities. With this in mind today, the first day of my self-isolation having arrived back from my studio in the Untied States last night, I I launch my new blog which will become an integral part of this website as I redesign is over the coming weeks.

Artist Residencies give artists the space and perhaps more importantly the time to make new work; I intend to treat my time in self-isolation in the same way that I would if I were on an artist residency in another studio in another part of the world. Athole House Studio maybe one of my home studios but for me it is a work space, and lets face it, we all now have the time.

THE SELF-ISOLATION RESIDENCY 4th november 2020: DAY 220

11/4/2020

Work in progress: Working Title, 'Autumn Seascape'.

The previous painting in this series was very successful, however on refection there are a couple of areas which I wanted to experiment with in different ways, So in this piece I've approached the clouds in a more impasto way, which I think has really worked. But for me the biggest success is the sea/sand in the forground. The way I drew the paint down and then cut across it with colours and lines has really worked better than on any previous painting. I am however very unhappy with the mountains in this piece so it remains very much a work in progress.

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