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Madeleina Kay

Nov 302 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...

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Madeleina Kay

Nov 261 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...

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Madeleina Kay

Nov 181 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 ...

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Madeleina Kay

Nov 164 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...

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Madeleina Kay

Oct 202 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...

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Cambridge's "Hot Ticket" - Brexiles Exhibition Open Night

Madeleina Kay

Oct 134 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...

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Madeleina Kay

Oct 81 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...

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Madeleina Kay

Oct 31 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...

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Madeleina Kay

Oct 11 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...

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Madeleina Kay

Aug 132 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...

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Madeleina Kay

Aug 111 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...

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Madeleina Kay

Aug 51 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...

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Madeleina Kay

Aug 21 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...

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Madeleina Kay

Jul 301 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...

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Madeleina Kay

Jul 243 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...

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Madeleina Kay

Jul 231 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...

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Madeleina Kay

Jul 151 min read

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...

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Madeleina Kay

Jul 101 min read

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...

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Madeleina Kay

Jul 91 min read

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...

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Madeleina Kay

Jul 61 min read

Sketching Nikita

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