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10th June, rainy and dull

When it rains the pens don’t draw. They do nothing, the oil based ink is simply halted. So the recordings on rainy days are very minimal.

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Untitled blog post from "Keeping It Going"

Connections with other artists and arts organisations continue to feel like a lifeline in the current climate. At points when I’ve felt completely overwhelmed by what’s going on around me, focusing on my work has felt very grounding. I was […]

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Walk Through a Rainbow out now.

Check out the new book that I’ve illustrated for Ellie Collins. https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0871PV3Y9 “I remember a story I heard from a friend… If you follow a rainbow right to its end There you find… or so I’m told A great big […]

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Answering Questions (and asking some more)

One thought I had is that it’s all becoming a little more SPECIFIC. Yes, it probably is still about touch, influence, cause and effect and so on… but the morphing continues. The morphing of materials and the morphing of thoughts. […]

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9th June, what the birds and wind drew

It was a warm and still day, wind mostly from the west. The baby birds are getting braver and visiting the feeder now. More birds visit the platform with the paper on too. Most of the movement comes from the […]

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Exhibition Review

I am about to launch my new exhibition and have used social media to raise awareness of the show. Does anyone know of other effective ways of advertising?  e.g. influential blog sites etc? Normally I would contact media who cover […]

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Asking Questions

(Written 07/06/2020) I’m going to ask a question. Am I still thinking about the same things or have I been seduced by the methods and materials? This may be a rhetorical question, or it may be an exploration. I may […]

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CAN A LEOPARD CHANGE ITS SPOTS?

Since so many of us globally are confined to our homes and gardens because of Covid-19 pandemic. I thought it would be an opportune time for self-reflection, hence the title, ‘Confessions of a Garden Hermit’.

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Trying to draw with the wind on a still day

It was a warm and still day. It was also my sons birthday and he wanted to hang out in the shed a bit. So with a lack of wind and us scaring the birds away the drawings are quite […]

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#Lockdown

Having been a nurse for the last 3 months as My partner became Ill and went in to hospital I have had to …………………….reassess my self

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Instagram

Always interesting to discover new work, if you use it maybe you could enter your user name. Thanks. Instagram: hidekia

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Class of 2020: Madeline Denny-Gelder

BA (Hons) Fine Art, Nottingham Trent University. Madeline Denny-Gelder is an artist who primarily works with clay, drawn to the material for its tactile nature and clear sense of touch manipulation. She explains: “I use the material to explore an […]

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EXTREMOPHILES AND OTHER CREATURES

“It’s life Jim – but not as we know it!” may be a famous mis-quote from the TV series Star Trek in an episode[1] of the sci-fi drama which explored the existence of a previously unknown life form. The story […]

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Now Showing Online: The week’s top online exhibitions and projects

This week’s selection features exhibitions and projects presented via online viewing rooms, social media and other online platforms including: Alvaro Barrington’s digital drawings at Sadie Coles, a-n members Julia Cameron and Simon Marshall exhibiting large scale photography on the side of their house in Norwich and a collaborative project from Airspace.

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Illustrating books

Hi I’ve been asked to illustrate a book cover, my friend has written it. I don’t normally take commissions, she has explained that she doesn’t have a budget. However, I’m not willing to do it for nothing. I have no […]

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ROSE

Here is my rose, rosa mundi, rose of the world. It’s a gallica rose, a French rose, a crimson striped with white rose, a shrub rose, an old rose, a bushy rose. A showy rose, a fragrant rose, a semi-double […]

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