Influences

The View Beneath My Feet

Posted by Deborah Ann on Aug 26, 2016 in Influences, Process, Works on paper

Spent a family walk in the country (chosen for its breathtaking views) photographing the ground. Exasperating for co-walkers, but who can possibly resist these patterns and textures?

In Black and White

Posted by Deborah Ann on Oct 6, 2014 in Fauvism, Influences, Process, Tools

From the studio – another note on process: Recently I have been taking both coloured and black and white snapshots of works in progress and looking at them together. This is proving to be a useful tool in my work process. It came about as a result of looking through an old book on Fauvism and discovering that many […]

In the Papers

Posted by Deborah Ann on May 19, 2014 in Exhibitions, Influences

It’s been a weekend of paper: On Friday the Matisse cut outs exhibition ; on Saturday viewing a recording of Amanda Vickery’s The Story of Women and Art , wherein I was intrigued to hear of the Renaissance papercut artist Joanna Koerten; Sunday a battle of my own on some large, still life compositions which are […]

Monumental Art

Posted by poodle on Jun 22, 2013 in Influences

I have long been intrigued by the notion that art doesn’t have to be large in scale to be monumental in feel and that small-scale objects or pictures can pack a hefty punch. Never to be forgotten was a small, compelling painting which I saw at the BP Portrait Award 2011. It was Tomas Georgeson’s […]

Artistic Influences

Posted by poodle on Jun 10, 2013 in Influences

The work of many different artists is inspirational at particular times, depending on what aspects of process, technique or subject I’m grappling with at the time. Here are a few recent favourites: W. Barnes-Graham, William Scott, Egon Schiele, Magritte, Howard Hodgkin, Juan Gris, Morandi, Richard Diebenkorn, Peter Kinsey, Patrick Caulfield, David Hockney, Titian, Carravaggio, Luis […]

OTHER PEOPLE

25th September 2020

Old people are often perceived as alien or different, somehow unreachable – they are ‘other people’. Despite an expressed wish from many – old and young – for more intergenerational mixing, it seems as if the generational gap persists. I was trying to capture some of this in the image. This image evolved from many […]

BEYOND CIVVY STREET

7th August 2020

VISTA I

14th July 2020

IN THE LOOP

21st May 2020

HOW LIKE AND UNLIKE OUR PARENTS WE ARE

27th April 2020

About the current project

My current project is a self-designed, socially-engaged art project, called 'Age in the Frame', which grew out of work I'd been doing on age and ageing in the studio, and has now been running for a fascinating 12 months. See details in News and Posts to hear the recorded views of some of the participants, and see some of the early experimental work exploring the subject. A series of more developed images are now emerging.

Working in paper

Paper is both fragile and robust; it allows for colouring, layers, accretions, excavation; it can be ephemeral or solid; stiff or sagging, it rustles, creaks, peels, tears; it’s enduring and ubiquitous; it can be demanding, frustrating, delightful and affirming. Not much different to the human spirit. And the introduction of spray-paint adds another dimension to its character. It couldn't be a more suitable medium for the series 'Age in the Frame'.

Deborah Ann