This is my most current sculpture that I am still working on. This is only the base of the model and I plan to work on top of this in mixed media in order to create a successful bearded dragon.

This particular piece is from a project where I decided to look at peacocks. I used pencil to create this A4 piece of work as the soft tones and highlights allow me to convey the vulnerability of the feather to the view. The variation in the tones allow you to see the severe parts of the feather in comparison to the weaker pieces.

 Here I took an image of my A4 peacock that I stylised in ink. I decided to use inks to portray the beautiful and elegant manner of a peacock, the smooth tonal transitions between the colours allows the viewer to imagine the effortless of a peacock in order to show off their beauty to others. I also used fine liner in order to depict the finer detail of the image which would be less effective/ accurate in ink.

 This was an A4 exam piece where I used acrylic paint to create an observation study. This was one of my favourite pieces as it captures the realism of the peacock and allows you to take away an accurate perspective of the animal.

Here I worked using mixed media in order to create a sample related to the African culture. This is an accurate representation as I used numerous recycled materials such as beads and mesh which are often found in the African culture. This piece came from an a4 sketchbook and is effective as its evident that the African culture is being explored.

Here I used pencil crayons to recreate a butterfly from one of my primary images. I feel pencil crayon was effective on this A4 piece as it allows for the detail to be accurately portrayed as I was able to apply the crayon in a way that makes the transitions between the colours smooth and realistic.

In this image I used oil pastels to create an observational study of a flower. I chose his media as this was a large a3 piece and you were able to create the smooth tonal transitions in the petals due to the soft nature of the material. Despite this, you are still able to use the variations in the colours to create the different tones, needed when showing the underneath tones as opposed to the petals on top of the others.

On this A3 image I used acrylic paint in order to clearly represent the tones in the flower. I was able to easily re-create the tones in the image and make an accurate copy of the photo.

A3 sketch of a flower using pencil. This allowed for the layers of the petals to be easily depicted by the viewer and for the flower to be looked at in a different perspective. The viewer is drawn to the veins and tones within the petals as opposed to the colours.

Here I re-created Jenny Saville's work using acrylic paint. The dabbing effect allowed me to create the distorted look that she uses amongst her artwork an the thicker nature of the material allowed for a more rough texture to be created.

A4 Re-creation of Lucy McLauchlan's art work in fine liner.

This is an image I created being inspired by Marion Bolognesi's work and my own face. I chose to use self harm as my topic and I feel that the bright colours can be deeply looked at by the viewers, as although the colours are depicted as bright and beautiful they are also the predominant colours of bruising - a common result of self harm.

Above are two pages from sketchbooks showing expression in the layout and small artist samples and also the way I go about researching a projecting or finalising an idea. (a3)

Here is more samples I made when exploring the African culture. I continued to work in colours that  clearly indicated this but here used a wider range of media such as knotted fabrics, batik and even a watercolour collage.

Here is another sample using a range of mixed media however here I was exploring the Islamic culture, therefore: collages, beads, mirrors, fabrics and recycled materials became even more relevant.

Above are two more butterflies I decided to study. I decided to make a contrast to the two as they are very similar in terms of position however I changed the media I worked with based on the pattern. I decided to use acrylic paint on the first butterfly in order to display the finer detail in more unusual shapes, and have a less discrete blend of colours. In the second one the shapes within the wings are longer and thinner so pencil crayon allowed me to blend together long, thin strokes.

Here I used pencil crayon to re-create my flower. I chose this media as the veins within the petals and the fine detail was created more effectively as I had more control over the media as opposed to using paint or a more liquid material. (a4)

Above was an abstract piece of work influenced by Howard Schatz. I decided to use acrylic to portray the rough texture to the image and create a more definite colour blend within the petals.

Finally ,this piece of work I re-created as a piece of work in a self harm topic in regards to my visual communication unit. I chose to use acrylic paint very simplistically in order to create this animated effect on the face. This was so that I could convey the hidden emotion behind a mask of a person, and how the expression apparent on a victims face is to hide the real truth within. Given this, I chose to add images of knives, blades and even flames behind the portrait, this was to reveal there was no escaping the harsh reality of what is happening behind closed doors. Media- acrylic paint, inks, photo copied blades. Size a2.