The artwork that Im working on at the moment is a connection between mediums. The mediums used in it will be projection and a oil painting. Main idea of this project is to literally connect those two. A video will […]
The restrictions in Wales limiting the interaction in ‘our’ coffee shop seem set to continue. So I make do. I drew both Saturday and Sunday and focussed on trying to capture a sense of place, and whatever stillness there was. […]
A brief but productive time painting in the studio this week. Realised some of the positioning and proportion was out. Having adjusted, I found it helps define the attitude of the head more accurately: The next exhibition to look out […]
Some years ago I wrote a review of working as a sculptor in Carrara. The review was based on a single late summer visit, and it was intended as an introduction to all those who fancy working there, either as […]
Fairy Stories Lost Child Hoods at Mansfield Library Gallery from 13th Jan ‘22 information and regular updates
The landscape of a peat bog is muted especially in winter, but on closer inspection there is a fantastic array of colours in this landscape. There has been a marked drop in temperature this month. A change in cloud cover […]
Much of this year has been about noticing small details, strange patterns, colours or just one particular view changing with the seasons. October was very much a threshold of the changing seasons. Peat levels began to rise again as leaves […]
For many years I have been interested in ancient stone carvings, and at times I have produced simply carved abstractions of a Celtic kind and heads that reflected this interest. About 18 months ago, I came across a set of […]
I’ve been writing and my drawing practice has inevitably been left to slide. And I’ve felt it. Stripped bare of all its usual jostle, noise and I must say amiability, the coffee shop where I practice has not been as […]
Daily Drawings has now turned ten. See all the drawings – over 3650 of them – over on my Flickr. Happy New Year!
The challenge has been an exciting way to start the year but writing my dissertation took over my progress on the sketches. I got more comfortable each day and regret not finishing the challenge, but I will make sure to […]
Figures on a Raft with UFOs (after Théodore Géricault and Brian Rea) Oil on Canvas 230mm x 300mm (approx) Today’s picture is, like yesterday’s, a small one which is in contrast to the two sources I’ve placed together. The more […]
