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EVALUATION In order to evaluate my work effectively, I've found that covering my key influences at KECs is more beneficial for being able to understand my own process in the creation for my Final Major. I decided that for my final piece I wanted to create an oil painting alongside some of my usual textural works, combing elements to create a whole and coherent piece. I also wanted to emphasise the use of layers in my work by creating physical barrier through a use of glass or perspex to isolate and emphasise the foregrounding that I wished my work to possess. This decision of isolation layers was largely influenced by the  Graffiti of Rothko  and my study of Art Restoration and Preservation. The use of gloss and varnish layers has been used to protect original works from further harm in the future. I found that the presentation of 'Anathema' would be greater by creating a piece that included aspects of vandalism or graffiti in my final major. Although, I too, wished...

Diary With the college going into lockdown from Thursday, I decided that it might be rather nice to keep a blog on updates and occurrences that come my way during the overall lockdown of the UK. The Garden of Death - Hugo Simberg Thursday 19th - day 1 Initially, I was expecting that college would end on Friday. So had Matthew come round in the morning to pick me up, after waiting for an amazon delivery of watercolour paper. We received an email around 11 stating that the college was to shut at 1:30, so frantically rushed to the car with bags and our college passes to be able to get the work we needed from the studio. We picked up the large majority of our work and had a meeting at 11:30 discussing what was to happen next. It was nice to see people whilst I still could, and to have a bit of support regarding what the next steps were for Foundation Art. It seems that the most sensible option is to keep creating work and documenting the process at home. I took home my la...