As part of prep ahead of starting at Newcastle University, we were given the task of making work surrounding the theme "alter ego". Initially unsure what I was going to do, I decided to return to what I love - figurative work - and draw directly from my ever present bustle of family life.
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| preparatory sketch of family members. Focusing on catching movement and liveliness, not a static anatomical drawing |
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painted using a limited palette, focusing on using tone in place of colour. I drew and painted on top of an old canvas - a painting I did last year during my foundation year that I really wasn't a fan of. In a way, I thought this would help with the "alter ego"aspect: recycling work from a previous artistic period in my life, creating a new painting almost a year later. 
Another way I have cemented the "alter ego" theme: I set up a few cameras in my bedroom, and got family members to film me surreptitiously. Using these films, I was able to work almost from life, again focusing on movement. These films were a perfect way of capturing the "me" that I'm unaware of - an alter ego that I don't even know about.
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