Development using Box.

Cut away from canvas.
Used Metallic leaf - 'Ceramonial Sheen'




Fake jewells and gems.
Plastic indicating superficial?

Constructed around a small box; main image on the inside; to be discovered?



Side View;
Objects started to be added;
Building blocks - Childish element
Sweets; luxuries.

Blocks of wood painted blue like wallpaper; heart and line patterns taken from high chair used repetitively - imagery of childhood; shapes.

Materials: Cotton wool; Mother; protection

''I used to think he was the demon child'' - Painting

I found a photograph out of an album of my 3rd or 4th Birthday party; My younger Brother who is probably just around about 12 - 18 months is sitting in a high chair.

At this age i remember our relationship being very strained; I hated him basically! Pure jealousy was the factor and I always thought He was more loved than me.


I wanted to use this really as a starting point and starting using watered down acrylic on a small canvas.







I was orginally going to paint the eyes a demonic red and use harsh brushstrokes around the image of my brother; taking a sort of immature cartoon doodle approach as a contrast to the maturely painted areas in innocent pastel shades...

But after a brief tutorial with Liz Lemon we discussed other ways of displaying the paintings; looking at the boxes as possible methods.