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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 I already had a Linked-in account, but it was very outdated and it needed a refresh, so once I remembered my password I was able to log in and see […]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 […]

Back in January 2020, I was approached by the headmaster of Framlingham College Prep School – a school which I had both attended as a pupil and worked as a member of staff for – and was asked if I […]

hello, i hope this finds you well.  here in derbyshire it’s sunny.  today i’ve been finishing off a proposal in response to an opportunity.  i’m pleased with what i’ve written and learnt something into the bargain. have you read blog […]

How gender encoded in colour and visual codes Objects in major aspects of the work Metaphor for something or just an object? Genre of still life Not just a technique to expand upon, but also the concept Experiment with scale […]

I am delighted to have been included in Society of Scottish Artists 4x4x4 Lothian video. These are rapid-fire presentations from 4 artists, discussing 4 pieces of their work, in 4 mins. It was quite a challenge to work out what […]

Dilip Sur in a recent drawing workshop talked about drawing ‘inside out’ to explore what it is that is being drawn, not to represent, but to enquire into being. I looked out of the window and chose a weeping birch […]

The progress of my exhibition proposal has been going well, I have continued the exploration of using the studio at uni further this week by working larger and also by involving actual cellophane more into the space, like the digital […]

I mentioned in the last post that I was about half way through the project and that I had done some stuff. Today for some reason I feel the need to quantify: I have some drawings, about four quite large […]