Priley Riley, Mixed news, June 2016

I have mixed news!

I was unsuccessful in the Sunday Times Watercolour competition- ah well, it was worth a shot :)

The Child Sculpture is now back on display in Loughborough! This time it is inside, rather than outside, Carillon Court Shopping Centre. It should be safer here as the shopping centre gets locked up at night. It went back on display around mid June 2016.

On the 18th of June I went to meet the gentleman who commissioned me with his finished painting, depicting his English Bull Terrier. The gentleman and his wife were both very pleased with the outcome and its likeness to their pet :D Photos attached to show the painting's development.

I will be exhibiting one of my recent watercolour paintings at Derby museum and Art Gallery between the 9th of July and 25th of September 2016! This will form part of their 'Everyone- Your Place in the World' exhibition. Derby Museum and Art Gallery is home to the world's largest public gallery of paintings by Joseph Wright, a highly celebrated 18th century artist from Derby, so it is an honour to exhibit here!

Finally, a reminder of another upcoming exhibition at the Old Truman Brewery in London. Private view on the 7th July, open to the public 8th to 11th July 2016. I will be exhibiting recent hand casts at this exhibition :)

Priley Riley, The degree show, June 2016

Great news- today I sold the first print in my edition of lino prints depicting Otis, a rabbit previously cared for by a small rabbit rescue that I support. All of the money from this sale will go to this rescue called Rainbow Rabbits.

The above photos show the same wall in my degree show space from different ends. I’ll upload close-up photos of each individual work soon. On the right end of the wall is a print from my Otis edition.

Priley Riley, The degree show, June 2016

The private view of the degree show was last night, and today was the first day open to the public.

The responses have been so positive from both the adults and children. So many notable reactions, but a favourite was the excitement in a young boy’s face seeing my snake paintings. He particularly liked the Boa constrictor painting (shown above), explaining to me that his favourite animal is the snake, and his favourite snake is the Emerald Boa which lives in the forest! Other notable reactions were visitors recognising my dad and I from the portraits on the wall!

The Loughborough Echo newspaper has published an article on the degree show (similar to the university article in my last Blog post) which I’m honoured to be mentioned in: http://www.loughboroughecho.net/news/local-news/loughborough-university-arts-degree-shows-11420090

Priley Riley, Degree show updates, 2nd June 2016

I’m pleased to announce a few things. Firstly, thanks to the degree show, I’m being commissioned to paint a stunning English Bull Terrier by a university staff member. The degree show hasn’t opened yet (the private view is tomorrow and the show is open to the public on Saturday) but staff can still access the building and see the artwork. I look forward to starting the commissioned painting!

Secondly, I feel honoured to be mentioned by Loughborough University, for The Child Sculpture and my Ultimate Edible Masterpiece, in their recent online article advertising the degree show. Here is the link for anyone interested: http://www.lboro.ac.uk/news-events/news/2016/may/degree-show.html

A final thing to mention, a website has been set up showing samples of artwork produced by each student in my year at Loughborough. My profile on this site is here: http://mass-catalogue.com/priley-riley/

Priley Riley, Setting up the degree show- day 5, 26th May 2016

Today was the final day of setting up the degree show, where I mainly helped to paint the corridor floor and walls. I’m pleased with how everything has turned out. I’ll be in my degree show space beside my exhibition table during the show, so if you come along make sure to stop by for a chat and to sign the guest book that I made!

Priley Riley, Setting up the degree show- day 4, 25th May 2016

My casts are on their plinths, and the plinths and mannequins are back in position and spaced evenly. The whole floor in my degree show space has now been painted. My exhibition table is in place displaying business cards, artist CV’s, publicity, a self-bound guest book, souvenirs and other artwork produced this semester- including mounted and cellophane wrapped lino prints that I hope to sell to raise money for Rainbow Rabbits (a small rabbit rescue that I support).

The above photo shows another section of my degree show. The floor is slightly patchy at the front due to the paint still drying. I look forward to sharing photos of the entire space at a later date.

Priley Riley, Setting up the degree show- day 3, 24th May 2016

Today I focused on displaying my 2D work across two walls. All work has a centre-point of 154cm and is spaced evenly. Work on paper is hung using clear pins and my canvases hang on screws. I also painted the tops of the walls so that the space looks clean and professional when viewed above from the mezzanine. I got round to painting some of the floor (hence why the above photo shows the temporary movement of the plinths and mannequins away from wet paint). Hand casts are in the process of being glued to the dowel rod to keep them sturdy on their plinths.

The attached photo is another little insight into how my degree show space is looking/ progressing. For a better view of the artwork, feel free to come along to the degree show! It’s open to the public from 10am to 5pm from the 4^th to 12^th of June 2016 at Loughborough University. I will also post photos of the work on here around this time for those that can’t make it.