the process of reflection is always easier – for me – at a point in time where there’s a groundswell of good feeling about what it is i’m working on. sitting now with coffee, breaking sunshine outside and the tippy […]
Has anybody had experience of the gallery sales app Marcel? Came across it earlier on today and wanted some impartial user reviews before trying it out. It allows you to set up a gallery of work which you can sell, […]
Does anyone have any tips for creating online virtual galleries, or guidelines for displaying work online. I know all about digital copright etc. I just want some practical tips on how to best display your work on your website; i.e. […]
It has been a very long time since I’ve posted a blog on account of the Masters of Research degree I have been doing at UAL Central Saint Martins. Who would have thought all that has happened has happened and […]
BA (Hons) Fine Art (Painting and Printmaking), Glasgow School of Art. “I make paintings by collaging ideas I have from different films, books, magazines, artworks and album covers. I like to combine visuals that often don’t relate and paint using […]
Liverpool-based Nigerian-German artist and a-n member has produced a digital painting When You Cry, I Cry in support of Black Lives Matter. Here she discusses the impact of the work and what needs to change in terms of support for Black and minority ethnic artists across the arts.
People sometimes say there are ‘no words’ to convey what they are feeling. This is usually a reaction to a situation that’s so extreme and distressing that it’s difficult to move beyond an emotional response. That’s how I’ve felt over […]
Curated by artist Colette Lilley, participants were selected who work with drawing and who are active on instagram
Eugène Jansson, 18 March 1862 – 15 June 1915 Eugène Jansson, self portrait, 201 x 109 cm, 1910 Eugène Jansson, I, 101 x 14 cm, 1901 Eugène Jansson, self portrait, 32.5 x 32.5 cm, c.1880 I […]
BA (Hons) Fine Art, Nottingham Trent University. “Personal influences remain as just that, it is important for them to remain as hints so that viewer can have their own experiences with the work.” Alice Clarke explores the processes within making […]
BA (Hons) Fine Art, Nottingham Trent University “I want to interrogate what a landscape can be,” says Georgia Duncan, who combines painting and drawing in her practice to experiment with depth and depiction. Beginning with fast, playful and gestural watercolour, […]
As a record of the Covid-19 pandemic lockdown, it’s fair to say that this blog is not a success. My physical surroundings haven’t changed much: life in the countryside goes on, the ‘journey’ to my studio involves walking a hundred […]
Hello all, I am writing here to see if anyone can advise me on the following before I seek advise from HMRC. Is there anyone else that has received a grant / gift / subsidy from either Arts Council Emergency […]
I let my mind wander and fantasise about Eugène’s Naked Youth (1907). How much can (or should) I read into the painting? The man stands in a doorway – on a threshold. This is not merely a conceit for a […]
On Wednesday, when I posted a link to my previous posts on facebook, Franny posed these questions and I said I would get back to her… Why do I feel the need to question the work? I am driven […]
Another day, another 2 drawings. I am somewhat demoralised. But the bamboo is drawing beautifully
