Talking Colour/Talking pattern: Yemisi Femi-Sunmaila
( Swan, Street view and Market View)
Inspired by the scenery from my neighbourhood, these responses included elements that attempted impressionistic drawing, using a combination of watercolours, acrylic paint, and marker pen.
(Jellyfish from the Tottenham Court Road Station Exhibition)
I used coloured pencil, oil pastel, marker pen, and different pencil shades to create an observational drawing that explores and combines three techniques: pencil shading, line drawing, and bold shading.
Initially, I made a watercolour painting of my guitar on white A3 paper. I thought it looked a bit plain and wanted a quicker way to cover the blank spaces, so I decided to glue brown tissue paper to the page and further emphasised some shapes and details with acrylic and marker for more depth and contrast.
(The Stratford Shoal)
This piece was made with snipped magazine pages, watercolour, and metallic acrylic. My choice of medium was meant to replicate the analogous shades of metallic sheets in the structure.
(The Arcelormittal Orbit)
I created a quick and abstract response using acrylic paint and fineliner, contrasting with the intricate structure of the subject.
(Horniman Museum Inspiration: Seashell and Beetle)
Using a combination of marker pen, oil pastel, and coloured pencil, I created a response with a quick sketch of the structure and more detailed texturing.
(King Cyprus sculpture from the British Museum)
Intrigued by the craftsmanship of the sculpture, I chose to mimic the carving using the sgraffito technique. This was my first attempt at the method, which involves layering colors and allowing each to dry before applying the next.Then carefully scraping the top layer to reveal the colour beneath
I liked the sgraffito process, so I recreated it for this drawing.
Overall, I experimented with a variety of approaches and techniques. I observed a lack of cohesiveness in areas such as selecting and combining colours, in the Impressionism and observational drawing and other compositional aspects I cannot quite identify yet. Also experimenting with different mediums wasn’t explored enough.These are aspects I plan to improve in future projects. Despite this, the simplicity and rawness of the outcomes successfully capture the essence of each subject
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Yifei Wu: Hello, it's great to see your work! They are so great. I like the composition of your drawings and the…
Hanqiao Li: I quite like your capture of jellyfish detail and see you use a variety of different media to express your…