© 2021 Dottie-May Aston.
This term I plan to produce paintings similar my favourite painting so far, Margaret. Although I will not paint copies of her, instead, I will use my idea and feeling of her. In a sense, Margaret is somewhat simplistic and yet she is rather surreal. Maybe that is the best way to describe my work, as a simplistic take on surrealism.
I don’t really know what name to pick for my art genre, but part of me does not want to be labelled. If I were, the possibility of me becoming bored would be highly probable. Additionally, feeling the pressure to maintain a certain genre would be too great. Instead of genres I would like my artwork to be named after myself. Like my body and mind my art will age and mature throughout my life. Rather than spending this time fighting the inevitable, by nurturing my abilities I plan to make the most of it. My artwork has developed in the sense that I have stopped looking at other artists work in a way to feed my own. Although, I have never looked at a painting and thought to do something similar, without me realising the inspiration would find a way into my work. Now I am content, with all that I paint is me, the inspiration for my paintings has been drawn from my vision.
Dottie-may Aston 