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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 102 min read


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 61 min read


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 21 min read


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


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


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


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


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


Betrayal In Your Eyes - Music Video
'Betrayal In Your Eyes' music video filmed at the March for Rejoin III in London and the Brexiles exhibition in Cambridge. Jeff did an...

Madeleina Kay
Oct 20, 20242 min read


Cambridge's "Hot Ticket" - Brexiles Exhibition Open Night
After the news of Alba passing the day before my Brexiles exhibition open night in Cambridge, I wasn't sure I would be able to get...

Madeleina Kay
Oct 13, 20244 min read


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


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


Brexiles Exhibition Coming to Cambridge
My Brexiles exhibition tour is coming to Cambridge where you can join us on 11th October for an evening of art, music, food, drink and...

Madeleina Kay
Oct 1, 20241 min read


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


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


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


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


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


Research Project Revision
Due to the difficulties I have been experiencing in trying to co-ordinate in-person interviews with my research project participants - I...

Madeleina Kay
Jul 24, 20243 min read


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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