This small painting is part of a body of work from Yorkshire’s premier painter of crowds. Neil McBride has a well deserved place among the contemporary artists living and working in god’s own country of Yorkshire. The painting is very small but […]
Celebrating synchronicity and queer community, with reference to Alan Turing, AL & AL, Allan Horsfall and Islington Mill.
https://www.artsy.net/show/aleph-contemporary-the-last-day-revisited-a-group-show?from-show-guide=true Really Excited to be in this group of artists. Please take a look!
my attention, my thoughts, drawn to a plant, drawing my attention, how do I draw my attention? attend to a plant, draw it this way, that way, another way, attempt, try, try out, first attempt, second attempt, experiment, drawn out, […]
An echium leaf from my first three thriving, surviving echiums on the allotment. ‘He who has kissed a leaf need look no further’ William Carlos Williams
lovage leaf, branch, sprig, like a tree unto itself smell of celery and spice huge bush use a little not a lot Hildegard of Bingen in the 12th Century said: eaten raw, it breaks down a person’s nature and makes […]
I’ve been working on a lockdown book titled : ‘Walk Through a Rainbow,’ with Ellie Collins. The eBook is now available on Kindle for £3.99. The paperback is available for £5.99. https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0871PV3Y9 We’ll donate 50p for each of our first […]
Image: Vulpes vulpes. iPhone6 + binoculars The Project: I intend to access a beach that has no official access. Questing for Forest Cove. Attempt 1 As I emerged from the bluebell wood a cock pheasant flew loudly out from cover. […]
Why Louise Bourgeois’ sculpture ‘Quarantania, I’ has new-found relevance in our lockdown life.
Highlights. -Common Cock Pheasant. Phasianus colchicus. -Red Fox. Vulpes Vulpes. -Doe. Female Roe Deer. Capreolus capreolus. -Red-tailed bumblebee. Bombus lapidaries. -Herring Gull. Larus argentatus. -Thrift/Sea Pinks. Armeria maritima -Stag. Male Roe Deer. Capreolus capreolus. -Bluebell. Hyacinthoides non-scripta. Image: Bombus lapidarius. FSC […]
End point of Attempt 1.
I’m working with other artists to produce limited edition linocuts. These are collaborative works of art featuring more than 4 artists in each work. This began as a way to earn some income because all our income disappeared overnight when […]
I am now collaborating with Chris by sending him my scanned drawings and he is writing code to animate the drawings in response to – this will be the final stage – live streamed bio-sensor data. It’s been very very […]
For those down here at the pointy end that haven’t seen it. https://www.theboxplymouth.com/blog/press-release/covid-19-art-commissions
Image: Inventory 07.05.20 -gifted binoculars -borrowed Canon -spycam (return to amazon now in process) -iphone6s -walking shoes (usually work-wear) -bumbag -house key
Image: Proposed Route 50°18’30.9″N 3°37’23.0″W Key: ‘green line’= previously accessed route. ‘A’=View Point (as photographed below). ‘b’= potentially inaccessible areas. Here I propose my route. I also have concerns that the ‘way’, as is visible from the satellite maps, may now […]
I’m fairly sure I won’t be the only one thinking this but the anguished outpouring about self- isolation and tips for coping with social distancing is growing a little tired for me. Those of us with physical/mental barriers will report […]
Part of my Handhold Series, this work is an outcome of my observations of what symbolises human nature, everyday life and connection. This piece is hand embroidered on french linen and is a symbol of life and togetherness which feels […]
Here are my notes (09/2019-05/2020) of the framework of ‘artful leadership’: artful+novel ways forward led by (neurodivergent) thinkers/makers embedded within socio-political structures to catalyse social/cultural change amid COVID-19+ future novel challenges.
Image: Landcove, Strete, South Devon 50°18’50.5″N 3°36’58.9″W 29.04.2020 “To pay attention to one thing is to resist paying attention to other things […]” How to do Nothing. J Odell 2019. Pain has been demanding my attention lately. Conversely it’s been […]
A few days ago rain set in, welcome rain, but too wet to go to the allotment. I began drawing my tools. Made me remember Jim Dine and his drawings of scissors and hammers. Hammers next. Years ago I made […]
