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Totally unrelated to my uni work (but definitely inspired by it)😝 After posting my previous piece on my Instagram art page (@reecescreationsxo) I had a request to make a commissioned piece for a friend of his favorite drag queen; Bianca Del Rio☺️ I was so excited that someone liked my way of working and wanted a piece in the same way👌🏼 Just thought I’d stick this on my blog... so excited😁

Here is the image of the canvas’ altogether to make one larger piece😁 I actually like it☺️ More to come🤞🏼

After looking at Peter Blake and one piece in particular, ‘Self Portrait with Badges’, I immediately wanted to create a similar piece of myself and my identity☺️ After finishing uni one day I photographed myself in my garden so I had something to work from, as being a art student, wearing the clothes I do, having a cap obsession and being in nature, are pretty much self explanatory of the person I am😝 instead of painting on canvas or paper I decided to use the card from my folder, for a different effect. I aimed to paint myself in a way that you know it’s me but then no so perfect. Larger brush strokes allow me to manipulate the colours together within the fence or bush for example🎨 this way is easier too as acrylics blend better this way. Although I strive (we’ll try) for perfection painting the human face is something I am aweful at, especially smaller scale, and need to practice. However I will use this to my advantage and link it to my theme of colour blocking, and simply paint shapes and patterns over the figure where I believe could’ve looked better👀 More to come😁

Having missed the photography workshop myself & @abisinghxo decided to run our own shoot. Luckily enough she has all the equipment🌟 I wanted to explore capturing different versions of myself whether that’d be me as a boy or me in drag, I also incorporated my theme of colour blocking using plastic gel screens, which I held at different angles for different effects. 📷 This was also accompanied by my continuous line thread work over my face which I believe gave it abit of an edge to it🧵 We shot all morning and then edited a few. I won’t be posting the final products just yet as they are for my final piece. I can say it is a series of 3 portrait photographs, showcasing the transition of being both a boy and a girl. The colour use and layering is to signify that it doesn’t matter what we look like we are all beautiful and we are all human💛 more to come🙌🏻

Obviously I had to take a selfie next to it😉

My original colour scheme of gold or black combine with red didn’t last long😂 I wanted to be edgy and go completely wild with navy blue and neon pink😍 (had nothing to do with he fact of the red being temperamental🙈and I didn’t want to risk it) I think I’m quite family with how to work the printing machine and definitely want to create more pieces in my own time😁

Because of my obsession with caps this piece was made solely because of that reason. On wood and using tape I have sections off different areas and painted them in different colours, linking to colour blocking👌🏼🧢 i then painted a cap over the top using acrylics👀 this piece is very effect because it makes a statement and the boldness of my choices stand out, capturing the viewers eyes. Because it was on wood I had the intentions to use nails and wool to weave around the lines, creating depth within the piece☺️ We’ll see if it works out🤷🏼‍♂️

This is another piece I have created bring inspired by colour blocking and silhouettes. Using a picture of myself from Snapchat I have painted a silhouette of myself but instead on one larger canvas but breaking it up into coloured blocks◼️◻️ I have particularly focused on skin tone colours being inside of the silhouette to represent my skin and the variety of tones there actually is and then placing brighter colours for the background so it will stand out🔴🔵 I actually really enjoy making pieces like this and it is definitely something I will be developing, maybe even for my final piece/s🤷🏼‍♂️