I find that using the university library really helpful because you can find what you are looking for and other artists similar to the one you are studying a lot quicker than if you were to find them online.

For this task the book I decided to study was Pink Floyd – The Wall (1982). It includes lyrics by the rock and roll band, Pink Floyd, combined with stunning images by David Appleby and illustrations by Gerald Scarfe.

What I liked most about the book is how you can read the lyrics while listening to the album and really engage with the lyrics and the music. You can also see how much time and effort went in to creating the album, film and book. The unseen images really give the reader a look into the making of the whole process. As for the tone of the book, most of the photos are in black and white or have elements quite dark colours or low exposure and high contrast. The photos combined with the lyrics give the book an eerie feel which complements the war theme.

Recently I have found myself more interested in books that have a combination of media so this book was perfect for me.

These are some A4 paintings I did as part of my final project in my foundation course at college, where I researched water pollution and climate change to raise awareness of the effects it has on the planet. This led me to find photographs of deep sea creatures by Fabien Michenet.

I started by experimenting with a few materials and found that I liked the look of using acrylic paint on plywood the best because of how the wood soaked up the acrylic paint which I could layer up and get the desired effect of transparency in some areas of the sea creatures bodies like in the photographs.

I began by painting the plywood with a couple layers of black acrylic paint then once that was dry, doing a faint wash of blue in the shape of the animal and started adding more paint to the darker areas of their bodies. I really wanted the paintings to be eye catching so I used white paint to add small details to really make them stand out and remind the audience of what we would lose if water pollution and climate change continues to increase.

In the future I would like to experiment with doing larger pieces of work because I usually choose to work quite small. I also think my work would have more of an impact if it was larger.