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Parent Category: Technical Articles from Journal Back Copies

Category: Technical Articles 2000

Over the years I have formalised a general approach to my work with enamels which takes the form of a series of steps. It may be written as a sequence, inspiration - sources - technique - accomplishment - presentation. I place equal value on each step as, for instance, bad presentation negates all that has gone before.

We all know inspiration can be an elusive matter, some days being better than others. I keep lots of pictures and make notes and drawings as ideas occur to me.

The flower pieces in the colour plate were inspired by leafing through a garden planting catalogue. At the end my mind was holding flower forms and colours. From memory I drew a few quick sketches noting arrangements and colour combinations. Usually, I use water-colour or pastel to obtain an idea of what the final outcome may be.

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