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Layers
Finally beginning to find out what excites me. Layers upon layers of thinking, drawing and combining the two. I think I had tried to...
Declan McCourt
Dec 2, 202211 min read
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Drawing me, drawing you
Collecting data, letting it flood in, score the paper, scratch the surface. looking through the peripheral vision to collate a space....
Declan McCourt
Nov 11, 20229 min read
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Drawing, seeing and being
starting with a bang, a scratch, a mark and score. Been having constant ideas and things swirling around my head like a never ending...
Declan McCourt
Oct 14, 20225 min read
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FOURTH YEAR SEMESTER TWO /
Continuation of the moment and material coming back afresh from the winter break , i was ready to tackle the remaining months on the lead...
Declan McCourt
May 7, 20224 min read
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FOURTH YEAR SEMESTER ONE /
A collection of drawings, prints, memories and moments. At the beginning of the semester I touched base with my drawing practice as a...
Declan McCourt
Dec 19, 20216 min read
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Semester Two - week 14
finally got into etching!!! I got to experiment with soft grounds and textures and really loved the results, I do wish i could've...
Declan McCourt
Apr 24, 20212 min read
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Semester Two - week 13
back outside again seeing how certain aspects of my work look within a different environment. the tulle has a life of its own when the...
Declan McCourt
Apr 16, 20211 min read
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Semester Two - Week 12
bringing mirrors and other things into the mix decided to etch onto some of my mirrors and i intended on laser cutting some but wasn't...
Declan McCourt
Apr 9, 20212 min read
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Semester Two - Week Eleven
back to the botanics Went back to the botanics with my friend Emily, we spent a morning here drawing the plants and flowers. some studies...
Declan McCourt
Apr 3, 20212 min read
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Semester two - Week Ten
Studio Set up currently working on bigger drawings than usual and exploring how they would interact with my space. I liked the idea of...
Declan McCourt
Mar 26, 20213 min read
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Semester two - Week Nine
back in the studio finally back in the studio after a few months, immediately began creating and positioning materials around my studio...
Declan McCourt
Mar 20, 20213 min read
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Semester Two - Week Eight
preparing to head back to the studios We found out recently we can go back to the studios, Exciting !!!!! visited the Dundee Botanical...
Declan McCourt
Mar 13, 20211 min read
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Semester Two - Weeks Five, six and seven
Continued experimentation and planning out ideas The past few weeks nothing really has changed, i'm still at home and don't have much...
Declan McCourt
Mar 6, 20213 min read
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Semester Two - Week Four
drawings of willow. Nothing much has been happening, i've ordered some fabric to make a garment / jacket with. I was really inspired...
Declan McCourt
Feb 13, 20213 min read
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Semester Two - Week Three
keeping up with drawing. I've found my style has been developing really quickly, i feel more confident in my drawing now and letting...
Declan McCourt
Feb 5, 20214 min read
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Semester Two - Week two
experimenting with some spare paper at home. I'm still figuring out whether or not i want my sculptures to be free standing or have them...
Declan McCourt
Jan 30, 20212 min read
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Semester Two - Week one
forms, friends and feelings trying to keep my creative spirit alive by continuing with exploring some ideas I had been cooking over...
Declan McCourt
Jan 24, 20212 min read
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Week Ten - Proposal for installation
Finalising my ideas, Ideally my installation would have been bigger and would have been more stable. I would have liked to present...
Declan McCourt
Dec 10, 20201 min read
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Semester One - Week Nine
Processing and final moments. excavating dreams The plaster moulds didn't work as planned the mixture was too lumpy and flaky. Therefore,...
Declan McCourt
Dec 4, 20201 min read
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Semester One - Week Eight
Messing around with more positioning and attending to the fallen parts of my installation. I like the idea of the installation continuing...
Declan McCourt
Nov 28, 20203 min read
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