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Exploring Male modes of Carrying that appear more achievable than my own capabilities. Photography by Anwen Howells

I last wrote a blog post here back in November, when Madi and I regretfully had to postpone our exhibition because a lockdown was imposed on November 5th. Happily, what with the Covid vaccination rollout, and the diminishing deaths from […]

The weekly walk with[out] edges at 7.30am this morning was ‘A walk that sees below the surface of the earth’. It connected unexpectedly with my drawing of tree roots during the workshop with Dilip Sur and with the plan I […]

I will be analysing the different sites for exploring and applying for opportunities as an artist in England. A-N Easy to get around the site when you have been using it for a while and understand how it works. Once […]

A discussion of my Instagram business page and the analytics that instagram has shared with me. Using the ‘Professional Dashboard’ link on my Instagram page, i can gain an insight into my Instagram ‘Performance’. Through the ‘insights’ tab, i can […]

I will endeavour to answer questions that i have about instagram in this blog. I will cover analytical questions such as when is the best time to post on instagram, where should hashtags be in a post and how many […]

The power of Linked-in and an analysis of its effectiveness/necessity. I already had a Linked-in account, but it was very outdated and it needed a refresh, so once I remembered my password I was able to log in and see […]

An analysis of my website, and how it compares to other websites i have looked at. https://elgin-thwaites.pixpa.com/ Landing page – Similar to Ann Marie James’ site in that there is one image which you click to enter. I am unsure […]

An analysis of artists portfolios and the different sites that are used to host them. Adobe Portfolio I used the site https://digital-photography-school.com/pros-and-cons-adobe-portfolio/ to learn about how this site is used and the pros and cons. The cons I initially read were […]

An analysis of Anne Marie James’ website and how they use it. Ann Marie James – https://www.annmariejames.co.uk/about This website is clear to understand and navigate, with tabs at the top and Instagram and email links at the bottom of each […]

An analysis of artists blogs and how they use them. Tom Hunter – http://www.tomhunter.org/blog/ This artist uses his own website as a way of blogging. This is effective as it can be easily personalised to how one would want it […]

This year I have been shortlisted for the Freelands Foundation Painting Prize which was a surprise but I am very proud. I entered my work Trancsend the Cube (2021) which is an immersive painting in my stairwell at home. I was […]

I am going to be discussing the use of hashtags on Instagram and on other social media websites. I will be researching their use and effectiveness on these different platforms, where to place them and the number of hashtags to […]

On the 21/04/21, we continued to work with our Riso prints. I had brought a range of colour/size paper to trial in the Riso, mainly pastel colours as the inks are so bold, they possibly need a soft paper behind […]