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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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Stand Up to Racism Demo with the International Women in Sheffield Community
I've found the news and social media coverage of the far right, racist riots difficult to cope with in the last couple of weeks. This...
Madeleina Kay
Aug 11, 20244 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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Oil Portrait Test - Kristyna
I decided to do a "test" piece for my oil portraits on a canvas half the size which I will eventually create them on. I decided to work...
Madeleina Kay
Jul 15, 20241 min read
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Sketching Nikita
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Madeleina Kay
Jul 6, 20241 min read
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No Borders Exhibition at the RSA
JC Candanedo is a trustee of the arts charity I work for, an artist and photographer who has also agreed to participate in my research...
Madeleina Kay
Jun 22, 20242 min read
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Becoming British Scratch - Migration Matters Festival, Sheffield
I was expecting a good show from my dear friend Lora Krasteva, but I was blown away by her 'Becoming British Scratch' performance as part...
Madeleina Kay
Jun 15, 20242 min read
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Living in Sheffield by Livia Barreira
Reflections on 'Living in Sheffield - Our Journeys as Migrant Women' by Livia Barreira The book is touchingly dedicated to 'all those...
Madeleina Kay
Dec 30, 20234 min read
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