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Redi's Portrait
I think i'm enjoying this part of the project more than anything else. I have enjoyed the interviews, because they have been really deep,...

Madeleina Kay
Jan 10, 20252 min read
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JC's Portrait
I found this portrait a bit more challenging because JC decided to change his colour selection during the interview and also sent me a...

Madeleina Kay
Jan 6, 20251 min read
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Lora's Portrait
Lora's is the second portrait I've finished for my research project into identity. Lora's took longer to complete than Kristyna's,...

Madeleina Kay
Jan 2, 20251 min read
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Kristyna's Portrait
I've finished the first of ten oil portraits I am creating for my research project into identity. I painted the backgrounds of the...

Madeleina Kay
Dec 29, 20241 min read
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The Wallpaper Painting is Finished!
I feel like I've nearly destroyed my mental health in the process but I have managed to reach my target of finishing all of the portrait...

Madeleina Kay
Nov 30, 20242 min read
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Motaz's Colours
Motaz understood the "choose your colours" brief right away and sent me the following list along with a selection of really great profile...

Madeleina Kay
Nov 26, 20241 min read
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Sketching Motaz
I'm delighted to have found my final research participant! I first met Motaz at Stormont where I performed at an event for New Europeans ...

Madeleina Kay
Nov 18, 20241 min read
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Painting the "Wallpaper"
Since I have been focussed on my research paper and struggling with managing ongoing health issues since the Summer, I had rather let...

Madeleina Kay
Nov 16, 20244 min read
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Johann's Flag
I was telling Johann about my MA research project, and my intention to create individual flags for the participants I am interviewing....

Madeleina Kay
Oct 29, 20243 min read
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Marcelo's Colours
Marcelo took the colour brief to heart and gave me the following, brilliantly poetic response: ORANGE This is my inner fire colour which...

Madeleina Kay
Oct 8, 20241 min read
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Sketching Marcelo
Marcelo is a Chilean artist living in London and will be participating in my research project. Marcelo only sent me three photos, so I...

Madeleina Kay
Oct 3, 20241 min read
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Adam's Colours
Me and Adam decided on the best photo to use for the final portrait and I created the linework portrait before adding the watercolour...

Madeleina Kay
Aug 13, 20242 min read
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Ania's Colours
I created the line-work portrait from Ania's preferred photo before adding her colours in watercolour splatters. I t took Ania a while to...

Madeleina Kay
Aug 11, 20241 min read
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Sketching Adam
I first connected with Adam, when he sent me an email to tell me about a pro-European concert he was organising and to express his...

Madeleina Kay
Aug 5, 20241 min read
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Sketching Ania
Ania is a Ukrainian artist living in Switzerland and a member of my art collective - Dare to Care . I made this series of three linework...

Madeleina Kay
Aug 2, 20241 min read
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Oil Portrait Test - Lora
Lora's was my final "test" painting before I start the final oil portraits. I decided to start with a slightly different approach to the...

Madeleina Kay
Jul 30, 20241 min read
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Oil Portrait Test - Redi
I decided to make another "test" piece for my oil portraits, to see whether adding light splatters to the background added to the overall...

Madeleina Kay
Jul 23, 20241 min read
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Nikita in Colour
I started with the linework in waterproof ink for Nikita's portraits. I have a cheat method for accuracy of using my Macbook screen as a...

Madeleina Kay
Jul 10, 20241 min read
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Livia in Colour
Post elections I'm slowly getting back to making some progress on my identity research project... I need to be more focussed on this over...

Madeleina Kay
Jul 9, 20241 min read
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Sketching Nikita
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Madeleina Kay
Jul 6, 20241 min read
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