Artist- Jenna Anderson

Jenna Andersons art instantly caught my attention when i came across it. The amount of details in her works of beautiful forests and abandoned places haunted by faceless spirits in a world she has created of another time. I love the incomplete style of her work, lack of colour creating a quick sketch feel to the black and white drawings. However making the little bit of colour added even more captivating and bright as she uses it to connect the living and the dead in her mesmerising work.

Anderson also creates paintings, some self portraits and of certain scenery. She has a rough but detailed style in her paintings which i feel adds to the story created in her work, a feel of real life which is never perfect. The way she has created the reflection in the mirror as well as the light from the windows really bring a realistic feel to this room as if you could just step into it.
I have a huge interest in Andersons choice of subject in her "Restless Spirits" work. Exploring fiction and fantasy worlds can never be dull as each person imagines something completely different which means unlimited possibilities to be able to create in.

I feel i only briefly looked at this work in my own art. I wish i had explored this style further as i never really showed the context of the girls dream, the ruins and plants in a realistic element instead of abstract. I think it may have been interesting to have showed it in a drawing with the dancers in colour to stand out as the real emotions of the dreamer in her fantasy. However, i still stand by the abstract version where it is shown through the materials present as other people can not see ones dream.

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Crete: Drawings

I took a sketchbook with me to Crete, on the plane i doodled this out of boredom. Using coloured pens i created random patterns and lines to draw out the front of a girl. Then using black Biro i added outlines and scribbled her hair and over onto the back of the page. To me this shows a process of turning boredom and negative emotions into creativity and art. The scribbles become less and eventually turn into the colourful patterns before fading completely. I really like the idea conveyed in this drawing, however i dont like the basic cartoon style as i think it shows my lack of drawing skills. The whole piece looks like a doodle and a bit messy. Especially with how the scribbles come out of the hair. I think recreating this with paint would create a better outcome. Instead of patterns it would be a strong mix of bright colours that is faded together like a light cloud. Compared to a mix of black and grey at the back with drips and harsh lines. I could also add some delica...

Paint Videos

Whilst doing some string pulling experiments with watered down acrylic, i filmed how the water acted and the paint mixed as i thought the movements were intriguing and the process of colour change. In the first video the colour purple infiltrated the blue water i added to the page and as i lifted the page the way it moved, even danced in the water, was really fascinating and unpredictable. I was using this paint to cover a face drawing i had drew previously using biro. I decided i didnt like it and would paint thinly over to show how the dreamer feels like she is drowning in her own mind. I feel like how the paint acted, before painting over the face,with the two colours was interesting as if they were performing to attract the dreamer before taking over her whole mind. I would like to film more of colours mixing and moving in water. Even though the paint didnt instantly react to the water being added i really like how the two colours of b...

PVA Glue Paint Mix

Using a plastic mask, i poured PVA glue in and spread it about in hopes so i could add paint and peel it out afterwards. This PVA glue breaks up the paint when added. I mixed a lot of blue in so the peel would be a deep blue like a deep ocean to express a sad, isolated emotion to convey the dreamer drowning in their mind. I proceeded to add yellow, white, pink and black. The other colours are to represent the other colourful dancers to show how they are still present even if this colour is dominating right now. I found the movement of the paint spreading incredibly interesting as it instantly began to disperse and lose its colour amongst the blue. Unfortunately, i couldnt get the PVA glue to settle and dry with the black paint present like in the second video as i couldnt set the mask down flat. Using the edge of a pallet knife, i pulled the white paint out. I really enjoyed doing this and being able to mix the colour in the moment. Again the PVA ...

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