It’s been a while...
Hi, it’s been a while! I feel like the past year of my creative career and professional practice has been on pause. I spent it living and...
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Scarlet Mayer-Payne
- May 20, 2021
- 1 min
Degree Show
Tomorrow marks the end of my time as a student at Aberystwyth University. With all my assignments submitted I will be free of any student...
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Scarlet Mayer-Payne
- Apr 25, 2021
- 3 min
Fictitious Spaces
I find myself in the final few weeks of my degree and I don’t think its quite sunken in yet. With my graduation ceremony cancelled and my...
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Scarlet Mayer-Payne
- Mar 19, 2021
- 4 min
On the cusp...
As I didn’t get round to posting a blog last week, I’m hoping this one will make up for it. I’ve begun working on my large canvases over...
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Scarlet Mayer-Payne
- Mar 9, 2021
- 2 min
Careers
Last week I had a careers meeting, having never attending anything like this for myself, I found it immensely useful. In my earlier blog...
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Scarlet Mayer-Payne
- Mar 1, 2021
- 2 min
Resolving a painting
This week I have resolved my first painting…I think. I’ve been building it up slowly and have now reached a point where I don’t feel...
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Scarlet Mayer-Payne
- Feb 23, 2021
- 2 min
Past, Present and Future
Time, place, thoughts and feelings. Past, Present and Future. This week I’ve had these words spinning round inside my head both...
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Scarlet Mayer-Payne
- Feb 15, 2021
- 2 min
Sketchbook Work
This week I’ve been focussing on my drawing skills and working on adding drawing into my current process; creating a sense of depth...
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Scarlet Mayer-Payne
- Feb 8, 2021
- 3 min
I Think I Get It
These past few weeks I’ve been prompted by my painting tutor to really think about my work and what it’s about. I began this semester...
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Scarlet Mayer-Payne
- Jan 31, 2021
- 2 min
What?
It's been a while; it seems that no matter how many times I say I’m going to post regularly I always end up going back on my word. So...
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Scarlet Mayer-Payne
- Oct 27, 2020
- 2 min
A New Medium?
I began this week feeling a bit lost in regard to my painting, I found myself painting for paint’s sake. I don’t think this is...
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Scarlet Mayer-Payne
- Oct 20, 2020
- 3 min
Subject Matter
Subject matter, what is my current starting point and how am I using it to inform my practice? Patterns found within the landscape, I...
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Scarlet Mayer-Payne
- Oct 4, 2020
- 2 min
Final Year
I’ve officially completed my first week back at university as a third year student, it didn't go quite as I'd hoped but nonetheless it...
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Scarlet Mayer-Payne
- May 10, 2020
- 2 min
Other Artists
One thing I miss most about being back at university is being surrounded by other artists both in the studios and in class. Within my...
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Scarlet Mayer-Payne
- May 9, 2020
- 1 min
Is landscape art boring?
This is a term I often would use when referring to landscape art, boring. I used to only find excitement in figurative art and would...
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Scarlet Mayer-Payne
- May 7, 2020
- 2 min
Her Studio
My current series of work is proving to be a bit of a breakthrough series for myself. It’s become quite symbolic of the current lockdown...
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Scarlet Mayer-Payne
- May 4, 2020
- 2 min
End of Term
Well, 2nd year of university is over, it doesn’t feel right. I didn’t get closure, didn’t get a final goodbye with all my friends and...
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Scarlet Mayer-Payne
- Apr 26, 2020
- 2 min
Small Canvas vs Large Canvas
Does size matter? I have been creating prolifically during lockdown and have been working on both small and large paintings and it’s got...
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Scarlet Mayer-Payne
- Apr 7, 2020
- 2 min
Printmaking
Before my final term at university crumbled apart, I was taking a printmaking module. In the past I’ve only dipped in and out of...
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Scarlet Mayer-Payne
- Mar 25, 2020
- 2 min
Creating Away From Aberystwyth
After a week and a half back in Preston for personal reasons I was itching to get back to Aberystwyth and get stuck back into my studies....
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