by jamesnaughton | Nov 26, 2013 | Naughton and Moran, Studio Phase Diary
College Days I want the project to have as much impact as possible, perhaps in the same way that Moran had such a positive influence on my early paintings, my work and Andrew’s photographs in the exhibition might hopefully have a similar effect on young artists,...
by jamesnaughton | Nov 26, 2013 | Naughton and Moran, Studio Phase Diary
Gold Rush Today sees the first day of the initial Canyon phase and I feel that over the last few weeks I’ve given myself a very good idea of how the rest of the project may progress. Following the trip structure seems to be working, both in terms of a natural...
by jamesnaughton | Oct 31, 2013 | Naughton and Moran, Studio Phase Diary
Mountains or Molehills It’s strange how the passage of a day or so can bring clarity to what seems like a conflict demanding an immediate solution. I can see now that there is no conflict, I’ve just been giving myself different opportunities, trying a few...
by jamesnaughton | Oct 13, 2013 | Naughton and Moran, Studio Phase Diary
Peaks and Troughs Moving into the final stages of the Teton work a number of experiments have jarred whilst I am painting them. It’s almost as if they could be someone’s else’s paintings. I realise, in some, I am trying too deliberately to depict the...
by jamesnaughton | Oct 13, 2013 | Naughton and Moran, Studio Phase Diary
Animal Magic I have the feeling that we were very lucky with our experiences of wildlife on the trip. We got very close to a moose, close enough to both brown and black bears but not as close as we’d like to a ghostly white wolf. These sightings were usually...
by jamesnaughton | Oct 6, 2013 | Naughton and Moran, Studio Phase Diary
Moving On Up I get the feeling that it’s time to move up in scale from the Teton Sketch paintings. In these larger works I try a few different approaches, each starting with a slightly different intention. In some of the paintings working directly from...
