Getting used to drawing the life model. I have started to develop my own drawing style, which involves a lot of feathered lines and hard mark making on top to create finer detail.
I enjoy the sessions but find it hard to concentrate sometimes and often strains my eyes after a long period of time.
I need to experiment more with different materials and styles.

Os Gemeos

Os Gêmeos (Portuguese for The Twins) are graffiti artist identical twin brothers from São Paulo, Brazil. Their real names are Otavio and Gustavo Pandolfo and were born in 1974. They started painting graffiti in 1987 and gradually became a main influence in the local scene, helping to define Brazil's own style. Their work often features yellow-skinned characters - taken from the yellow tinge both of the twins have in their dreams - but is otherwise diverse and ranges from tags to complicated murals. Subjects range from family portraits to commentary on São Paulo's social and political circumstances, as well as Brazilian folklore. Their graffiti style was influenced by both traditional hip hop style and the Brazilian pixação

I like the detail and variety they creates in their work. The colours are often very bright.

Graffiti can sometimes be messy and not planned out well, but this work is well organised and has great detail which is what i love about it.

All his work looks as if they have painted onto canvas because it is so detailed and clean.

Os Gemeos choose old buildings to paint on, and also odd areas, such as outside prisons.

Shrubberies no1 and no2

An installation piece by Gilbert and George. I think that the work is, i presume, on four walls and finished with charcoal on paper canvas which gives it a gloomy feel.
It also creates a lot of texture, as they appear to draw very roughly which could be to make the image appear to be moving.
They gain more detail by adding more shading for example.
Also, a lot of their work is constructed by placing several canvas's together. Or possibly one large canvas divided up into sections using thick borders. This maybe to create depth and to break up a large, and other wise plain area.

Mad Tracey from Margate

This is a piece by Tracey Emin. It is an acquired blanket which has been appliqued. 

Almost like a diary, Emin uses her thoughts and feelings to create a mixture of emotions in her work.

I like the use of different fabrics and materials as they create an interesting mural which occupiers can spend a long time reading all the information.

In the future i will think about using this technique to create a dramatic effect.

Jessica Kerbawy

Whilst researches artists who use heat guns in their work, I came across Jessica. In her work she uses wax crayons to create pieces of bright, vibrant work by melting them with a heat gun. I like the texture of the wax when it has dried and become hard. Her other work includes creating flowers from green wax crayons by making the melted drips into stems.

Graffiti Artists

It was quite hard to find single graffiti artists, apart from the obvious Banksy and Robbo work. I managed to find one artist, established in 1984, named "Kelzo".

Based mainly in Manchester, he creates wall murals and also takes commissions for private work.

Next week I am visiting Manchester, so i will be sure to keep a look out for his work!

Manchester, 2011

Sheffield, 2007

A Company that i found is called The Graffiti Life Company the aim to promote graffiti as a positive art from and want to show the many opportunities that become available through urban art.

After having a look through their helpful websites, i came across a few time lapse videos that show how and where they work. These are very interesting and i hope more become available to watch.

As well as just using spray paints, marker pen is also used to create vivid murals.

http://graffitilife.co.uk/

Whilst at a festival earlier on in the year, i came across a graffiti artist. I took some pictures of the murals as i really liked the style.. The colours, shapes and writing appealed to me. 

http://www.graffitiartist.com/index.php