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Trudie Ballantyne

@trudie_btyne

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Photographer / Educator.
Course Leader of Ed&Ad Photo and DocPJ, University of Gloucestershire. UTF: SFHEA ~

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Three years ago Fizzy passed away aged 15.
I so miss her and our autumn walks. by @trudie_btyne

To infinity ♾️ and beyond by @trudie_btyne

8am to 8pm view from a stairwell at Southampton General hospital by @trudie_btyne

Villas
Park Campus
Cheltenham by @trudie_btyne

Early fallen leaves on the skylight window.

#sheshed #garden #herefordshire by @trudie_btyne

Beautiful evening light across the fields beyond the garden.

#herefordshire by @trudie_btyne

Enjoying sketching down on the Southampton estuary where I grew up. Ealing tide mill and sailing club (where I went to my first disco) and view from Goatee Beach across to the docks, a very busy container port. by @trudie_btyne

Well what a brilliant week. Here's a quick summary.

It started with random collage and blue wash, gessoed in our concertina sketch books.

Observation sketches, sometimes rained on and washed out, but with often interesting effects.

Rubbings from signs on magazine pages using sandpaper.

Mark making to music with various mediums. I seemed to create an infinity sign ♾️

Looking abstractly at shape, tone, contrast, colour with collage.

Choosing what spoke to us from our sketches and processes, we began to work on our three boards at once.

I started mine being horizontal but by the end all became vertical.

I learnt to be free, loose, not to hold on to parts I liked, be brave to paint over, sandpaper back, turn through 360° and do what feels right.

With a lovely bunch of participants, sharing feedback and lunches, getting wet and being challenged. All very satisfying and in a beautiful place to be.

Biggest thanks to Celia, a brilliant artist and teacher. @celia.smith.1217 by @trudie_btyne

It's a bit cooler up north!

Having a fantastic week, totally absorbed in a course with the wonderful @celia.smith.1217 at @morayartcentre part of Findhorn eco village, on the east coast of Scotland.

'From observation to abstraction'

I'm loving seeing differently, engaging with the process, letting go of representation, making marks, collaging and having a lot of fun just playing and trying new stuff.
Such a great release to have time and space to be carefree and creative. Just what I needed.

I'll share what I've been doing after I finish but here's a few pics of places and people happy in their work. by @trudie_btyne

Abstraction. Colour, shape and form. by @trudie_btyne

Abstraction, double exposure, black & white and colour. by @trudie_btyne

Double exposure, tree and wall, colour and black & white.

Seeing things differently. by @trudie_btyne