Mischievous gusts sweep in ever-strengthening tides, making their way towards their favourite place of ruffling. Swathes of petals flitter and flutter as the games commence. Some are anchored securely, some not-so much, instigating fans of flaming colour as far as […]
A selection of new paintings from my ‘Gutterman’ series for 2025. All are acrylic on canvas, various sizes and some have 3d elements added to the artwork.
A day trip to Pembrokeshire, South Wales to deliver paintings.
In this week-long course you will explore the china clay extraction landscape of Cornwall, learning how to process the waste materials that were produced by the industry into new clay bodies. You will make glazes out of rock dust and ash, and fire your work in a wood kiln.
Set up rules to dictate the layout of each grid within a matrix Format – make grids smaller or larger Rules – research into how other artists before have explored rules or system based art – or generative.
Luxuriously unfurling and extending all petals and foliage, the bright warmth disarms any misgivings and tempts even the shyest from their night time closets. Some are stunned, standing upright, letting themselves ease into this rare reality. Others immediately bounce and […]
After my art residency, I travelled to Athens to meet my wife. We wandered around the city and found a giant meat market in Athens. I felt quite nauseous, and it made a good subject to draw. A few days […]
Final weekend of the the embroidery course. I have really enjoyed it even when things haven’t gone to plan (white embroidery). It has certainly gotten me thinking about skill(s) and material(s) in different ways. On the wall in the studio […]
I had resigned myself to the fact there was too much else going on in my life to actually start making anything new. But it seems that my back-burner of a brain had other ideas… I’ve been doing the course […]
I’ve decided I’m going to try to show 16 works, and this means I need to make another 4. I think I have enough time before the show, if I try to make one per day. Here’s one I did […]
Feathery wisps of seed heads sweep up and around in the breeze, and catch in the vibrant petals as they flutter and dance. Too light and frothy to really give themselves a destination, they literally take life as it comes. […]
its tough – being honest with one self about where one is. the gap between the real and the aspiration. i came to add another post where i write about the infinite struggle and all that goes with it. another […]
Surrounding crowds part as the bright petalled tongue unfurls, her presence at once the centre yet also appearing to affect areas unable to touch. Never failing to make an entrance, she sweeps and swishes as if a mermaid tail casting […]
Hampstead Art Society’s 5th Annual Summer Exhibition is now open
for submissions.
APPLY FOR EXHIBIT HERE’S 2025 ART NOW FAIR AT UNIT/08.
Back to the blog again this evening and about to publish the 6th post for February, 2025. It’s the most posts I’ve ever written in one month since starting ‘Keeping it Going’ over ten years ago. The need to write […]
Dance cards are filling and frills are being flounced. No batting of eyelids or fluttering of fans amongst these brazen beauties. The night is young and they want to make the most of every minute. Brazen Beauties (collage and acrylic […]
I’m off to visit the gallery space today, to work out where to put my work. Here’s some info on the show, and also a rough sketch of the sort of thing I’m planning …
I finished the grid drawings, packed up, and took a week holiday in Athens. I feel I’ve had a very productive time in Crete, for the duration of the DIY residency. Looking back I really got into the zone, and […]
I managed to finish the grid drawings, though didnt quite do as many as I intended. This is how they look together, laid out on a sheet, just to give an idea. I haven’t quite decided the display format yet, […]
