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‘Saving Grace’ Sculpture

This sculpture was entered into the ‘Poison and Remedy’ Open Exhibition at WTS Gallery in Leicester and won a prize. Title: Saving Grace This piece has a symbolic personal connection to my daughter, as a baby she suffered from Febrile […]

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‘The Origin Of Despair’ Painting

This painting is very surreal and haunting, when painting this I was troubled and had a deep feeling of despair about my journey as an artist at this moment in time. It is very rare for me to feel this […]

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‘Me vs Me’ Self Portrait Painting

With this self-portrait I aimed to paint a contemporary piece that would show masculinity whilst also displaying what I enjoy doing most, painting. The idea was to paint the portrait as if I was looking back at myself concentrating on […]

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‘Figurative Study’ Pastel Drawing

A study of the female form created whilst attending an art class with a live model. I think I could have done better with more time but at least I can continue to improve on my figurative studies in my […]

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‘Marilyn Monroe’ Drawing

A sketched portrait of Marilyn Monroe using graphite pencils, coloured pencil (mainly for lips) and black fine-liner pen. http://www.switchstudio.co.uk

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‘What are you looking at?’ Painting

This was a painting I created using acrylic paint, black Indian ink and fine liner pen, I watered down the acrylic and ink to achieve a ‘watercolour’ wash of effects and wanted the colours to blend into each other. I […]

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‘Seperation’ Painting

In this piece, I painted a symbolic representation of David Bowie’s song ‘Life on Mars?’ released in 1971. The line ‘Now she walks through her sunken dream’ conjured images of a surreal, blurred reality and the young girl with ‘mousy […]

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AirSpace Graduate Residency

I have recently moved up to Stoke-on-Trent for my 6 months as graduate artist in residence at AirSpace Gallery. Now that I have got my bearings and moved into the studio, I have managed to get into the city’s library […]

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Made in the Fens

A new project which I’m really looking forward to doing.
Researching, documenting and practising the skills used to make items for life in the fens: useful, decorative or both. Focussing particularly on the Ouse Washes landscape.

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this bird has flown

A short residency,
in a cold place,
a rickety bus ride
from the nearest town.
Time to think, to make,
to rethink, to remake,
time to wander and ponder
dark lakes + dense forests.
Reading + drawing,
writing + filming,
listening + looking
at Atelier Austmarka

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New works

Puppetising Transport variously, thoughtful and thought provoking fun.

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The Artistic Urge from Prehistory to the Present.

My Fine Art degree project is based predominantly on cave paintings and carvings. I am painting on large canvases, using oil and acrylic paint as well as oil sticks and pastels. The work is spontaneous and bodily movements are important. […]

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SCHNITTLAUCH PFLANZEN in Berlin

2,3 KILOMETER ODER 4 SCHNITTLAUCHPFLANZEN ODER 0,5 SCHRIPPE ODER 10 POMME FRITES 2015, 2-part performance with poster, guidebook and photographic documentation. I have recently been reflecting upon the work I made in Berlin this Summer. A project involving planting chive […]

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Tarnished at arthouse1

An exhibition of metal point work at arthouse1 Bermondsey by Susan Schwalb and Erika Winstone.

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EnviroMENTALITY….

Jonjo Elliott uses photography, sculpture, film and paint to create work inspired by the interventions of humans on the landscape, particularly a small lane which runs through green fields close to his home….

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My Art

A Little Collection of my work and my life.

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