From sketch to painting
The following two images show the evolution of an idea from an oil pastel sketch on black card to an acrylic and gouache painting on canvas.
The following two images show the evolution of an idea from an oil pastel sketch on black card to an acrylic and gouache painting on canvas.
I have these muslin squares, saved for 37 years. They were bought from Mothercare in Birmingham (alongside all the other trappings of a new baby) when the birth of my first son was imminent. So much fabric, clothing, other household […]
I think I might have entered a more settled phase of making. I am keen to wrap as many twigs as I can with the suitable fabric I have to hand… I really don’t want to buy, although I think […]
Start of the Idea It is the start of my final year at uni now and initially I was not looking forward to it. In the previous year I had gotten so worked up over what I am going to […]
Coaching is a process that supports artists who want to focus on exploring and developing their work with intention. As a coach, I help individuals get really clear about the work they make and why they do it. Life is […]
The London born multi-media artist, poet and author, who was also Emeritus Professor at Oxford’s Ruskin School of Art, has died aged 74.
Exhibition highlights featuring a-n members, including Maybelle Peters in Nottingham, early-career artists in Hull and Northern Irish craft.
Supported by a-n, Edinburgh College student Chloe McHardy is part of the 2022 Scotland + Venice Professional Development Programme. The aim of the programme is to help participants establish professional networks at a transitional point in their careers. Over a […]
The teenage friendship between Freddie Mercury and artist Adrian Morrish