
Common Ground
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Archive
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Venue:
General Office Gallery -
From:
September 18, 2021 -
To:
October 10, 2021 -
Location:
West Midlands
I have been really enjoying working on these cute pieces.
Pinks lightly scattered through the petals, dancing and changing every time you blink. There’s always more to something than first meets the eye. Dancing Pinks (mixed media on canvas, 50x50cm) (Click to follow my blog with Bloglovin)
This month was challenging for visiting the moss. Between having to self-isolate and trying to grab a few days holiday I feel I have been absent for long stretches. The absences have meant that seasonal changes have been dramatic, the […]
For the last six years or so I have been asking questions about the mosslands of Greater Manchester. Questions revolving around a sense of connection to older ways of knowing and being in the land, knowledge informed through touch. Knowing […]
Dreamy Smile (mixed media on canvas, 50x50cm) Come closer, see glassy reflections on those crystal blue skies through the fragrant blooms. I feel like I have windows on the world, reflecting those skies. Optimism and a dreamy smile prevails on these […]
Jewelled Cavern (mixed media on canvas) Lush swathes of deep greens peppered with orange blossom sweep down the front of my building. It’s only by good fortune that it parts enough to allow other life to visit the jewelled cavern […]
Sometimes the next logical step turns out to be very disappointing. I have had in the back of my mind that maybe I should be very specific about my drawings, and that I should do a drawing from each song, […]
Interview with Annie Rapstoff by art writer Hope Collinson. Hope interviewed Annie as she showed handmade artists books in the HOME BOOKS exhibition at COUCOU in May 2021
If you would like to learn how to paint a portrait in oils in a direct, lively, expressive way then this workshop is for you. Jo Sinclair is an experienced portrait artist and teacher. Jo will take you through the […]