Madeleina Kay Art

Now that I've finished all of the oil portraits, my next task is making the flags. I've started out by reviewing my notes from the...

Motaz is the last of the ten portraits I had to paint. I wasn't sure if I would be able to get them all finished by the end of this week...

I really love the colours Ania chose for her portrait - which represent her positive and uplifting personality and caring nature. I also...

I found Marcelo's portrait tricky for two reasons; firstly, the photograph I was working from had a very intense shadow on the right side...

Livia always shows up dressed in a rainbow selection vibrant colours - so I think it was hard for her to choose just four colours for...

I discovered this book after watching a clip from a podcast interview on TikTok. It was a really fascinating read, although quite out of...

I was attempting to photograph my first "Po-hate-o Sack" painting on a plain white background... When my overly-inquisitive cats decided...

I was nervous to paint Adam's portrait as I have never painted someone with an afro hairstyle before and I was worried it would turn out...

The last three or four times I have tried to visit Graves Gallery (which is above the central library in Sheffield) it has been closed...

I can't claim credit for this idea, I just collaborated on its production. I would like to consider it an experiment in consumable...

I've started to feel like the potato painting on canvas wasn't really going anywhere - it also doesn't make a lot of sense to use this...

I was a bit apprehensive starting Nikita's portait; firstly, because she is the only one of my project participants who I have never met...

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,...

I follow Dr. Jessica Taylor on social media - I find her content incredibly powerful, insightful and challenging, but above all,...

When I ordered what I thought was going to be a book on Jenny Holzer's work, this piece of book art was not what I was expecting to...

I found this portrait a bit more challenging because JC decided to change his colour selection during the interview and also sent me a...

My Instagram feed is full of pithy quotes, relationship advice and motivational "life lessons". I am 100% guilty of sharing them to my...

Lora's is the second portrait I've finished for my research project  into identity. Lora's took longer to complete than Kristyna's,...

This is getting silly now... Round 1: Baking Potato I decided to attempt potainting with your standard baking potato next. I hated it....

I picked up 'African Art Now - Fifty Pioneers Defining African Art for the Twenty-First Century' from the book stall at my university. I...