tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76248769135215804382024-02-07T08:51:12.085-08:00Phill Hosking PainterMy Paintings both finished and in developmentPhill Hoskinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07000309364236997691noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7624876913521580438.post-15920582653745091562023-10-30T15:14:00.012-07:002023-10-30T15:20:14.645-07:00Winter Charcoal drawings 2023<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>When I really need to focus for a show, I set myself a tight set of parameters, I think this is one of the main things an artist can do to make large project seem achievable. In April this year I set such a goal for my second outing of the year at the '<a href="https://fishslabgallery.co.uk" target="_blank">fishslab</a>' gallery in Whitstable. I'd spent the colder months gathering reference material. Bone like trees, swollen rivers, reflected woodland ponds, tangled out of the way places. I felt these spaces leant themselves really well to black and white drawing. Below are some of the pieces from the show. All drawn in charcoal pencil on cartridge paper at 40x50cm. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAxhFXK4ZIcszIllk_COlK7xF-zBdEBWlWvM5UxCJLpmp-jHYG6wk1W_Nc3IaiCVf_m7zHW4IAo7hYNpL_tiRMXIiQ983GhF1vu5WS0nlESN3zOIx33137T_u8OyDdVd07SXUW_TlblDlapvoM7xA0ed-1jhIe2tFK7o83GvgLzU-aSWynmG70cMh-jxUT/s1476/the%20lands%20files_0006_Layer%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1184" data-original-width="1476" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAxhFXK4ZIcszIllk_COlK7xF-zBdEBWlWvM5UxCJLpmp-jHYG6wk1W_Nc3IaiCVf_m7zHW4IAo7hYNpL_tiRMXIiQ983GhF1vu5WS0nlESN3zOIx33137T_u8OyDdVd07SXUW_TlblDlapvoM7xA0ed-1jhIe2tFK7o83GvgLzU-aSWynmG70cMh-jxUT/w510-h410/the%20lands%20files_0006_Layer%202.jpg" width="510" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhln0Us30d0ETtxNoQXxQfue_P27-oeaUkETBn0aWbzuUORvEbS1yjZI04hz1DVuybXBRkLUnh-on5cG-mxQiCRmcrYmRXHs-VKA6Mt8K7a9h88JO6Tn8oGl11W14qKQLoZ6a5mOvtkOWDXNDHBHaIDkkhrBwGCftMDXxnSGroBMSdqgFcB5StpkQPOvGJ/s1476/the%20lands%20files_0007_Layer%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1184" data-original-width="1476" height="397" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyeu5mc2_8-KQk60S6vJa8Z5YdCp_x-nKCTMZeRVbtYR10s3UnLlhUoO4Efqab0qgFUiOhm0le9o7rfV8cUS2gWxxrOuBxGnVg259fr7hv_IAq-fcoXt7w3cN2ynO26W52R4GCzmFSxyAuMLeXBEzpANirzjy6iQ5WlVtVFEsvx9gUafAkp-0J3njliLbZ/w494-h397/the%20lands%20files_0005_Layer%203.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Phill Hoskinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07000309364236997691noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7624876913521580438.post-87260828227048330822023-10-28T04:00:00.005-07:002023-10-28T04:00:29.597-07:00Blean Woods Pool<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRs3UOMMlZQQA3rnmUPP-Z8pHMypsmSlKI1BI8WjWShY4OSqScRKuBww6D4-mW2e2vea2tRLIqmGo3GQOexuL4vM1TgSv6zlLK_iu-Q4qwZkJ_I8Ni6aYLErFig2pfUUK6a2rdGI2VhhyphenhyphenS235zrfZqwl0FKC8L75j49OrI1G5s7730resrmNLRiiUY2IC7/s1800/phill_hosking_blean_woods_02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1795" data-original-width="1800" height="524" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRs3UOMMlZQQA3rnmUPP-Z8pHMypsmSlKI1BI8WjWShY4OSqScRKuBww6D4-mW2e2vea2tRLIqmGo3GQOexuL4vM1TgSv6zlLK_iu-Q4qwZkJ_I8Ni6aYLErFig2pfUUK6a2rdGI2VhhyphenhyphenS235zrfZqwl0FKC8L75j49OrI1G5s7730resrmNLRiiUY2IC7/w526-h524/phill_hosking_blean_woods_02.jpg" width="526" /></a></div><br />A recent smaller oil piece on panel, working quickly to capture the essence of this particular time of year. Painted in situ and fine tuned in the studio. 32x32cm, Sold. Similar works available soon for around the £200 mark.<p></p>Phill Hoskinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07000309364236997691noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7624876913521580438.post-91275359599459668862023-10-26T12:11:00.001-07:002023-10-26T12:11:42.671-07:00Ripe Figs<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7tSIJpBV2206dvUFZJT1BMsYuhP-HLqY6rce4WpVqWZrkdKoMtjM7Fo1hyphenhyphenhgtMsXTne03RzqxnDG7i2M6nc2o75n2SKH2m6DkUs5CwTh1LdRNq47c16cPxzn_M0mipRDibyWqWiVx-pxZgvlTZJVo3EOwgshm55p1GLkYUjJenE0KMVsT3DeuJHYfN_d2/s2956/phill_hosking_figs_01.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2466" data-original-width="2956" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7tSIJpBV2206dvUFZJT1BMsYuhP-HLqY6rce4WpVqWZrkdKoMtjM7Fo1hyphenhyphenhgtMsXTne03RzqxnDG7i2M6nc2o75n2SKH2m6DkUs5CwTh1LdRNq47c16cPxzn_M0mipRDibyWqWiVx-pxZgvlTZJVo3EOwgshm55p1GLkYUjJenE0KMVsT3DeuJHYfN_d2/w574-h478/phill_hosking_figs_01.jpg" width="574" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinHRAswmfaV_4gKLtOOhd6xW4bt640fZbhsW-hAw3_R966l8uuJMzM2MkFoDYPtyG9OHvvxaeh6JE4GF6oKBWYMu1F2Tc_grZYlkr8W5O_eRMsMz1VLs9P9Whixd91EkTDnck_VSgtH2jF3qtrvI0kOnm8IsSr8hINYbsLhU023ECV_s1DZT45ayQyI68l/s4708/phill_hosking_figs_02.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3939" data-original-width="4708" height="479" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinHRAswmfaV_4gKLtOOhd6xW4bt640fZbhsW-hAw3_R966l8uuJMzM2MkFoDYPtyG9OHvvxaeh6JE4GF6oKBWYMu1F2Tc_grZYlkr8W5O_eRMsMz1VLs9P9Whixd91EkTDnck_VSgtH2jF3qtrvI0kOnm8IsSr8hINYbsLhU023ECV_s1DZT45ayQyI68l/w572-h479/phill_hosking_figs_02.jpg" width="572" /></a></div><br />There comes a time in the year when fruit appeals to me as a subject, late summer. There's a simplicity to painting still life, a modest subject can really allow you to explore colour subtleties. These ripe figs were begging to be cut open and captured. Two slightly different ways of painting here, in the second I'm trying to dissect up the painting surface into more graphic shapes, something I think pushed me forwards with subsequent work. The upper piece sold quickly but the 'figs in a bowl' are still available. 39x32cm (framed), oil on board.<p></p>Phill Hoskinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07000309364236997691noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7624876913521580438.post-78208690376325084492023-10-26T01:36:00.004-07:002023-10-26T01:39:28.008-07:00Wild Monstera<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAIJRSpcpWhF0Ht1jV9NIj0qXJqBc9Fkd4IkMQ6ssy3L77Yiy2kH0uopdrJvsuOh0G2gFq6fO0tmIXw0H3n2QuJMFL4z4z86oVVnwRkU_4hSbFBBwr9-3rJO7x1fIBEmFdxW6b4iZ7MqbiiEavdPF1nUWCEkjr-F-QCqmWc-V5b2k_sp7bELZIor7aVNeB/s2126/Wild_Monstera.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2126" data-original-width="2126" height="489" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAIJRSpcpWhF0Ht1jV9NIj0qXJqBc9Fkd4IkMQ6ssy3L77Yiy2kH0uopdrJvsuOh0G2gFq6fO0tmIXw0H3n2QuJMFL4z4z86oVVnwRkU_4hSbFBBwr9-3rJO7x1fIBEmFdxW6b4iZ7MqbiiEavdPF1nUWCEkjr-F-QCqmWc-V5b2k_sp7bELZIor7aVNeB/w489-h489/Wild_Monstera.jpg" width="489" /></a></div><br />'Wild Monstera' 2023, oil on canvas 50 x 50cm. Painted recently on return from a trip to Sicily. Using simple scenes like this to build my new collection and refine my style. This is one of a series in development in the studio currently. Email inquiries to phillhosking@yahoo.com. <p></p>Phill Hoskinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07000309364236997691noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7624876913521580438.post-17176053291600476032023-10-04T08:37:00.005-07:002023-10-26T01:41:02.246-07:00Blean Wood Pools<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk2hzTARfTMfKtkHmUQf_egJcoQwM1W7_xDm1uBYkjgtUqKQ_hL5u1mBj302uB2Yjn3nVZBDnGC9xO5S8uATJcYzdwWd94apnDz_yGmxd17CyWKJD-mSCF7h6aInG4ucgZYFZ2ns4-MU0NWXX8X7rINMPvPsUn3XyBcUbo-Fm4Sv3E81x4LCklZ2G8OMmO/s1575/phill_hosking_refelcted_pool_01.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1113" data-original-width="1575" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk2hzTARfTMfKtkHmUQf_egJcoQwM1W7_xDm1uBYkjgtUqKQ_hL5u1mBj302uB2Yjn3nVZBDnGC9xO5S8uATJcYzdwWd94apnDz_yGmxd17CyWKJD-mSCF7h6aInG4ucgZYFZ2ns4-MU0NWXX8X7rINMPvPsUn3XyBcUbo-Fm4Sv3E81x4LCklZ2G8OMmO/w538-h380/phill_hosking_refelcted_pool_01.jpg" width="538" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWF9W5LaWflOyD0oEj_yC5p56wsX_3s6YppC6sSzpeid38eyqK5KQDBZkYnGEWARboOJyZwrG-K1gGpUnI5pmbaQrpv8psTs63GuP4UR32zvqcPaRxGRTlDckDqWc5tewk6ejk00BLQWzY1imx5EQhrQZr2riirhOoM7KmyAwcj9VELmQBrL6LQrRGv5mm/s1575/phill_hosking_refelcted_pool_02.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1113" data-original-width="1575" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWF9W5LaWflOyD0oEj_yC5p56wsX_3s6YppC6sSzpeid38eyqK5KQDBZkYnGEWARboOJyZwrG-K1gGpUnI5pmbaQrpv8psTs63GuP4UR32zvqcPaRxGRTlDckDqWc5tewk6ejk00BLQWzY1imx5EQhrQZr2riirhOoM7KmyAwcj9VELmQBrL6LQrRGv5mm/w540-h382/phill_hosking_refelcted_pool_02.jpg" width="540" /></a></div><p><br /></p>During recent months I've been pushing my painting style in a more graphic direction and while painting landscapes, switching my focus from obvious scenes, towards the abstracted and textural. Above are two reflected canopy scenes from Blean Woods near Canterbury, bringing the canopy above into the composition. I loved how I was able to use the reflections to describe the scene in much more depth. I painted these for a submission into a group show, both oil on canvas at 42x30cm. Available for purchase <a href="https://phillhoskingartworks.bigcartel.com">here</a> unframed. <p></p>Phill Hoskinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07000309364236997691noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7624876913521580438.post-41015697462535638452021-05-07T07:17:00.003-07:002023-10-27T02:16:39.966-07:00Studies from 2020/21<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguo0Byhhnx5ViJDMWcamcP6WRBCJ_9Y7cAbjA7ZXXdUlCPtw12aXBxm8ermU7x5er4wAcj0XkLrmyB-xOqUUTHopJ7DIK8mBs-WYwSRAeiMktdLRy3Y0goLQavrCz1aEZITyk8-4YItx6V/s1700/phill_hosking_fungi_01.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8JsTuNLrDt1puhynDKvwE-8_GtMPwZR0BCMheAr8zJD6_10DTSbeAwd1Hm2E61n4T8J6PokDVGuVkRB1v27sttaYCQ3VFFBpXxTwwRrmlq4vWjTkaj6ibhCa88ijZz0hBfElzwP9s3Iti/s2048/phill_hosking_spraycan_01.jpg" style="clear: right; display: inline; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="447" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8JsTuNLrDt1puhynDKvwE-8_GtMPwZR0BCMheAr8zJD6_10DTSbeAwd1Hm2E61n4T8J6PokDVGuVkRB1v27sttaYCQ3VFFBpXxTwwRrmlq4vWjTkaj6ibhCa88ijZz0hBfElzwP9s3Iti/w297-h447/phill_hosking_spraycan_01.jpg" width="297" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgan_o8c7yuqFgE2bWPfF-rMwjQl8FmmDEwQBJwEJ01cfJ3vMTKijx0sxTieGeVkmMa4y7gHp2ZCvIs6DVaHQ1g-v_TR0ZaAeBNEijqVTJKOTuQ8_SPfdGB-qJ2ZOP5jGwhJ-dB4zB4Pn_g/s2048/phill_hosking_spraycan_02.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1357" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgan_o8c7yuqFgE2bWPfF-rMwjQl8FmmDEwQBJwEJ01cfJ3vMTKijx0sxTieGeVkmMa4y7gHp2ZCvIs6DVaHQ1g-v_TR0ZaAeBNEijqVTJKOTuQ8_SPfdGB-qJ2ZOP5jGwhJ-dB4zB4Pn_g/w296-h446/phill_hosking_spraycan_02.jpg" width="296" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg-hHJAZxAXS0-4iVnawjoHygu0wFHfqd8mbKtFHTZHfwnJG_pHLvExenPFK5IkCCdrTsu1n2gQORbdcuYZ1-fcSmupUVb6r-9Mtl_Ug9VVnraZrfR76mH_PwDaiFXSWx92fUcGJW-zfqZ/s1700/phill_hosking_orchid_01.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1700" data-original-width="1700" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg-hHJAZxAXS0-4iVnawjoHygu0wFHfqd8mbKtFHTZHfwnJG_pHLvExenPFK5IkCCdrTsu1n2gQORbdcuYZ1-fcSmupUVb6r-9Mtl_Ug9VVnraZrfR76mH_PwDaiFXSWx92fUcGJW-zfqZ/w291-h291/phill_hosking_orchid_01.jpg" width="291" /></a><img border="0" data-original-height="1700" data-original-width="1700" height="292" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguo0Byhhnx5ViJDMWcamcP6WRBCJ_9Y7cAbjA7ZXXdUlCPtw12aXBxm8ermU7x5er4wAcj0XkLrmyB-xOqUUTHopJ7DIK8mBs-WYwSRAeiMktdLRy3Y0goLQavrCz1aEZITyk8-4YItx6V/w292-h292/phill_hosking_fungi_01.jpg" width="292" /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0_kUBP9mLN4JK64bEzxgo8iZhH62EbiWbbPTpRuW5A_OiIKkKv7dwQkl5kCpqlZHDX1UzxwxykdNjJ-J3ex_0alP0Mb4nNIK1oCliyv3jMSx4IZbVs_jNRpSnBYxv9zjSN_FhGU4439Ks/s1700/phill_hosking_tomatoes_01.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1700" data-original-width="1700" height="334" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0_kUBP9mLN4JK64bEzxgo8iZhH62EbiWbbPTpRuW5A_OiIKkKv7dwQkl5kCpqlZHDX1UzxwxykdNjJ-J3ex_0alP0Mb4nNIK1oCliyv3jMSx4IZbVs_jNRpSnBYxv9zjSN_FhGU4439Ks/w334-h334/phill_hosking_tomatoes_01.jpg" width="334" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">When preparing for my recent show, which was so rudely interrupted by covid, I made quite a few one day paintings that were intended to occupy a kind of study corner in the show, a little nook where the style was loose and experimental. Things that were just in my line of sight on a daily basis that I felt drawn to. If you look at anything long enough, and study it with fresh eyes, there's great beauty to be captured, even the presence of a spray can, a mass produced object. Varying levels of success here, all in oils, and on board. I feel the orchid painting has something about it that's worth pursuing, something about the composition and the cutout bold shapes is unusual for me, a more flat composition defined by the bold shapes. I worked this one up quickly, always a sign I'm in the zone on a piece.. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Tomatoes, Dendrobium Orchid, and fungi ,Oils on board</div><div style="text-align: center;">30x30cm</div><div style="text-align: center;">&</div><div style="text-align: center;">Spraycan study - 35x 23cm</div><p></p>Phill Hoskinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07000309364236997691noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7624876913521580438.post-37242720524387162832021-05-07T01:55:00.002-07:002021-05-07T01:55:21.841-07:00Whitstable- late Autumn sky<p> This painting is based on an epic sky from late autumn 2020. Off the back of some plain air work I was doing at the time, I developed a real desire to expand on photos I'd taken. Here, taking a standard format shot of a sky over Sheppey and expanding it out into more of a panoramic. I'm using the mixer brushes in photoshop quite heavily here, this is a delightful way to work when you get the settings just right. I think even though it's digital, my mark making still has some umph to it. Large image painted at 600x600mm</p><p>To be printed in Gicle' paper ideally.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAw1eGfKKaiS-QKKtjjbbTwnwmQCSFyVqlXYSnbjxaA3wcdetP3lXlRA0xJcGii_X_7jQ75qFUmSQcTs3zMOFC6gqY9FTKE9ji2JyjaiwCLf5r_7rss4xBXlSHX7Rp-Nf5PRNCTNyQtA0w/s2000/phill_hosking_whitstable_sky_01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="904" data-original-width="2000" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAw1eGfKKaiS-QKKtjjbbTwnwmQCSFyVqlXYSnbjxaA3wcdetP3lXlRA0xJcGii_X_7jQ75qFUmSQcTs3zMOFC6gqY9FTKE9ji2JyjaiwCLf5r_7rss4xBXlSHX7Rp-Nf5PRNCTNyQtA0w/w640-h290/phill_hosking_whitstable_sky_01.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Late Autumn sky 2020. Phill Hosking.<p></p>Phill Hoskinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07000309364236997691noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7624876913521580438.post-86460752552464466442021-05-07T01:43:00.006-07:002023-10-26T12:17:19.239-07:00Plein air- adaptations.<p> In August 2020 I booked an exhibition space in Whitstable for March 2021, rather optimistically, considering we were looking like entering a second wave of the pandemic here in the UK. When trying to figure out what I was going to produce for the show, I started taking some trips out with the sketchbook while the weather was still holding. I felt driven under the circumstances to take every opportunity to connect with the outdoors after being cooped up for months and to bring those little escapes into my work. I made it up until mid October before my sketch days turned into 'take the camera out and wrap up warm' days. Luckily my interest in digital painting matches my passion for oil work. Apart form the upper most painting in oils, these are images I worked on from reference in photoshop back in the studio. That late autumn light in Blean Woods was quite something, here I'm focusing on the water carving its way through the woods peacefully, and how the colours of that time of year have tell the story of decay and natures preparation for the dark cold months ahead. Everything was brown, silver, or some shade of grey. Those bright green leaves really lift those upper sections of the pieces. </p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1JaaeiYDrpiae2ZplTHP1CeXOsFnSqhvZAMp7d7pqsGS35ogh54Synf2Oatm4gkSDo27tP6wjpEIw42AiLlg3kl1vPKYILvCq-vBNSrSiraMa4a2k1eGN5l-m4F-ik-EUlp3HVLkJbvu-/s1759/phill_hosking_woods_oils_01.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1759" data-original-width="1759" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1JaaeiYDrpiae2ZplTHP1CeXOsFnSqhvZAMp7d7pqsGS35ogh54Synf2Oatm4gkSDo27tP6wjpEIw42AiLlg3kl1vPKYILvCq-vBNSrSiraMa4a2k1eGN5l-m4F-ik-EUlp3HVLkJbvu-/w360-h360/phill_hosking_woods_oils_01.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy6j_3bblWZPsZMcKI6rooHUrSlvXIUR1sqiRrGD6ewbxMmJ1D7oGk1HfqxGmDeaLoVVHFlF86RptObfLUPintKQm9LoJ3c7qFULwU4hCNi0WV0ohBJjd6vV97cmSM8f-y8Q40Wwa5B5vd/s2048/phill_hosking_woods_04.jpg" style="clear: left; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Blean woods - October 2020</div><div style="text-align: center;">Photoshop paintings </div><div style="text-align: center;">uppermost piece, oil on board 30x30cm</div><p></p>Phill Hoskinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07000309364236997691noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7624876913521580438.post-58991658243638351472021-05-06T14:13:00.002-07:002021-05-06T14:13:15.245-07:00Creative reset<p>Out for a walk this evening, taking in the Whitstable sea air and marvelling at the rich and crisp sunset, I began to think about my blog. This page. An aspect of my creative practice that I've allowed to become neglected in recent years. Several years ago, I cleared much of this pages' content and purged everything I thought was unworthy of publication, or not representative of who I am as an artists now. I opted instead for the easy and ubiquitous instagram. Although the mighty insta' clearly has it's upsides, the sheer number of people you can reach instantly being the main one. But I'm beginning to feel that its addictive quality and my slavish obedience to its algorithm is doing me no good and tricking me into thinking I'm progressing artistically. Now this is not to say that I'm not a busy and active creative professional, just that Instagram has cleverly and subtly derailed my ability to curate and record my work properly.</p><p>Scrolling through the last four years of instagram posts, it's rather overwhelming for me, the sheer volume of work that has been put down half way finished is telling. Often halted to take a quick snap, 'Work in progress' I often entitle posts, followed by getting distracted by the subsequent likes.... and follows, starting something else, or just getting lost again in a seemingly endless stream of great art, interesting images and... well, just about anything that can distract me from my mission. The sum total of my instagram page is an interesting and eclectic body of work from one perspective, but click on the link to my store, and you'll be met with very little, a ghost town basically. How has this happened I ask myself, how have I made so much work and finished such a small fraction of it. Clearly something is missing from this artists' practice, and clearly something needs to change.</p><p>As a day job I make super real Zbrush sculpture, toy prototypes, 1/6 scale likeness heads, props, miniatures, and collectables, and have done for the last sixteen years. This brings with it a very honed focus and attention to detail, so in many ways, not wanting to be too harsh on myself, I've been slowly but surely doing my 10,000 hours. I think having this anchor of a daily sculptural practice and a thriving freelance career has been the bedrock of my sanity at times. There comes a time though for someone who calls them-self an artist, and feels like one in his bones, to recenter, take stock of all the experience gained and point in a direction. I feel like the mild addiction to posting unfinished 'WIP' work on instagram has to be interrupted for me to progress as an artist. One thing I believe that applies to all aspects of life, is that you should start from where you're at now, with optimism and clarity and commit fully to the things that feel nourishing. </p><p>So what's this mission, I'm asking myself? It's been so long since I've asked myself this question, I've forgotten what the answer is. Put simply, now I've been mulling it over, it's to develop a creative direction that is focused and satisfying, and to begin to tighten up my <b style="caret-color: rgb(32, 33, 36); color: #202124; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">raison d'etre </b>as and artist. This blog is about that process unfolding, where as on instagram, to my detriment I'm chasing those likes and views, here I'm recording who I actually am creatively in long form. My artistic endeavours have taken many directions over the years, but central to it all has been a love of drawing and sculpting, loose paintings and a curiosity with character, I have at least 50 full sketchbooks as proof. I want to forget art genres for now, forget hashtags and spend more time making art and recording where that takes me..</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Phill Hoskinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07000309364236997691noreply@blogger.com0