Carolyn Blake: Portfolio

City & Guilds : Germany 1

90cm x 180cm
oil on canvas
Nov 2008

I was looking through a coach window, which was very steamed up and realised I was catching glimpses of the countryside whizzing by, it was also a very dull day, so there was a monochrome feel to everything.

Have been to Germany by coach with staff & students at City & Guilds. Found myself looking at the landscape that exists when you are in the city or on a road: the duality of the planted natural world of tress, hedges etc, set in and around street lights, road signs, overhead cables for trams & trains and so on.

City & Guilds : Still Life

25.5cm x 25.5cm
oil on canvas
Oct 2008

City & Guilds : Cup on Shelf

25.5cm x 25.5cm
oil on canvas
Oct 2008

City & Guilds : Chair

51cm x 45cm
oil on canvas
Oct 2008

City & Guilds : London Fields 2

45cm x 55cm
oil on canvas
Oct 2008

City & Guilds : London Fields 1

30cm x 45cm
oil on canvas
Oct 2008

City & Guilds : Chair 4

25cm x 25cm
oil on canvas
Oct 2008

City & Guilds : Chair 3

25cm x 25cm
oil on canvas
Oct 2008

City & Guilds : Cathedral 3

25.5cm x 25.5cm
oil on canvas
Oct 2008

I am making a series of studies of Kennington Tube Station, which is the most amazing building, complete with dome and cupola.

City & Guilds : Cathedral 2

30cm x 45cm
oil on canvas
Oct 2008

City & Guilds : Cathedral 1

45cm x 30cm
oil on canvas
Oct 2008

City & Guilds : Chair 2

25.5cm x 25.5cm
oil on canvas
Oct 2008

Making a series of paintings of isolated objects.

City & Guilds : Chair 1

25.5cm x 25.5cm
oil on canvas
Oct 2008

City & Guilds : Statue

25.5cm x 25.5cm
oil on canvas
Oct 2008

Statue of Shakespeare in Leicester Square Gardens.

Byam Shaw : Black & White Study Pool

25cm x 25cm
oil on canvas
June 2008

Summer 2008 : Damson Picking in Ickwell

90cm x 61cm
oil on canvas
September 2008

Mary & Douglas have a large garden in Ickwell, partially woodland, with a variety of trees which include damson. Fruit picking seemed an interesting conversation
piece to paint as well as a challenge putting figures within a group of trees.

If you look through the Recent Work June 2008 - folder you will find more paintings made in their garden.

Summer 2008 : A Day Out

25cm x 25cm
oil on canvas
July 2008

This is Vicky and Sebastian Chance in the grounds of Henry Moore's house in Hertfordshire. Sebastian teaches sculpture in the Art Department at Bedford School and Vicky teaches art in the Prep School. This day out had been about a year in the planning due to our various commitments.

Summer 2008 : Golgatha unfinished

20cm x 20cm
oil on canvas
August 2008

The shear pain of hanging is not apparent in this work. The legs need to be angled to give the sense that they were once used to push the body up to prevent suffocation, but are now supporting a dead weight.

Summer 2008 : Aunty & Douglas

25cm x 25cm
oil on canvas
July 2008

My aunt was over from Memmingen in Germany July 2008. We had afternoon tea with Douglas and Mary on The Green in Ickwell. Painting two figures amid trees was quite difficult. This was one of the earlier studies.

Summer 2008 : Feeding the Chickens

25cm x 25cm
oil on canvas
July 2008

We now have chickens, bantams and a Wellsomer, who enjoy the freedom of our garden in Ickwell.