Palette Scraps

Palette Scraps (series), Chaz Howkins, 2017, acrylic
 on paper

Palette Scraps (series), Chaz Howkins, 2017, acrylic
 on paper

Palette Scraps (series), Chaz Howkins, 2017, acrylic
 on paper

Palette Scraps (series), Chaz Howkins, 2017, acrylic
 on paper

Ongoing exploration of the materiality of paint and the throw away nature of the leftovers of a painting. 

Palette Scraps

Palette Scraps (series), Chaz Howkins, 2017, acrylic
 on paper

Palette Scraps (series), Chaz Howkins, 2017, acrylic
 on paper

Palette Scraps (series), Chaz Howkins, 2017, acrylic on paper

Ongoing exploration of paint as a material.

Palette Scraps

Palette Scraps (series), Chaz Howkins, 2018, acrylic
 on paper

Palette Scraps (series), Chaz Howkins, 2018, acrylic
 on paper

Palette Scraps (series), Chaz Howkins, 2017, acrylic
 on paper

Continuation of palette scraps series exploring the materiality of paint.

Palette Scraps

Palette Scraps (series), Chaz Howkins, 2017, acrylic on canvas

A slightly larger than usual painting from my palette scraps series.

Palette Scraps Series (Ongoing)

Palette Scraps #13, Chaz Howkins, 2017, acrylic on paper 

Palette Scraps #15, Chaz Howkins, 2017, acrylic on paper

Palette Scraps #14, Chaz Howkins, 2017, acrylic on paper 

Palette Scraps #17, Chaz Howkins, 2017, acrylic on paper

Palette Scraps #16, Chaz Howkins, 2017, acrylic on paper

Palette Scraps #18, Chaz Howkins, 2017, acrylic on paper

Palette Scraps #19, Chaz Howkins, 2017, acrylic on paper

Palette Scraps Series (Ongoing)

Palette Scraps #9, Chaz Howkins, 2017, acrylic on paper

Palette Scraps #10, Chaz Howkins, 2017, acrylic on paper

Palette Scraps #11, Chaz Howkins, 2017, acrylic on paper

Palette Scraps #12, Chaz Howkins, 2017, acrylic on paper

Palette Scrap Paintings

Scraps #3, Chaz Howkins, 2016, acrylic on paper

Scraps #4, Chaz Howkins, 2016, acrylic on paper 

Scraps #5, Chaz Howkins, 2016, acrylic on paper

Scraps #6, Chaz Howkins, 2016, acrylic on paper 

Scraps #7, Chaz Howkins, 2016, acrylic on paper

Scraps #8, Chaz Howkins, 2016, acrylic on paper

Palette Scrap Paintings

Scraps #1, Chaz Howkins, 2016, acrylic on paper

Scraps #2, Chaz Howkins, 2016, acrylic on paper

For this series of paintings, I peeled sections of dried paint off my palettes and stuck them into a sketchbook.  The series explores texture and materiality whilst prolonging the life of something which is usually disposable.

Further Clay Experimentations

Doll (close up), Chaz Howkins, 2015, clay, paint and doll's body

Untitled, Chaz Howkins, 2015, clay, paint and doll's body 

Untitled, Chaz Howkins, 2015, clay, paint and doll's body

Untitled (close up), Chaz Howkins, 2015, clay, paint and doll's body

I then went on to create further clay pieces, focusing on creating new heads for the Barbie dolls.  I experimented with comical, oversized heads and felt that this idea had a great deal of potential as using clay meant I could create any shape and then paint it in any pattern.  I experimented with cartoon-like heads and then went on to create sharper, more abstract, coloured forms which strongly juxtaposed the doll's smooth body.