Bottled View

Really enjoyed creating this  acylic painting  using a roller and a sponge.I specifically chose the colours:- brown to represent the earth ,blue to represent plastic bottles and plastic film.

Forever

Collage using Ink and personally collected rubbish. Trying to create an impression of the amount of rubbish we create and to show the lack of recycling. I have been looking at the work of John Dahlsen, http://www.johndahlsen.com/ an australian environmental artist ,who uses personally collected rubbish as material for his artworks. This has inspired me to explore the characteristics of rubbish and to see if I can integrate some into my artwork. Found it tricky to get the crisp packets to adhere to the paper surface in this artwork.

Opportunity 11

I created the footage for this video when I noticed some plastic bottles floating in the river Tees. By editing the footage and changing the colour I have tried to emphasise the bottles and the shapes and patterns within the water.The background sound which I made using Garage Band and a plastic bag of rubbish adds ,in my opinion, to a feeling of uneasiness. This is the feeling I was trying to achieve,whilst at the same time producing a video that was aesthetically pleasing.

Canscape

Experimental piece to see if I could integrate cans with acrylic paint  to create an impression of the sea.  Whilst I think there is a sense of turbulence in this piece I believe I need to give more thought to the way I position the "tin footprints" in order to give an impression of the sea. I also need to think of other ways of integrating the paint and the tin cans. I have just discovered the work of Leo Fitzmaurice  http://www.northernartprize.org.uk/2011-prize/shortlist/leo-fitzmaurice-1 and believe his work will inspire me to be more creative with the use of my collected rubbish.

Memories

Acrylic

100 x 50cm

Footprints on the Landscape

Ink and Recycled tins
  My intention in this piece was to use the tin footprints to show mans  impact on the landscape. I believe I have achieved this,but the ink and tin cans have  not worked well together to provide an integrated piece of art.

Footprints on the World

                                                    Watercolour and recycled tins.
                                                      20 X 20cm