The context of the project emerges almost by chance and from the unconscious. As a child, I would find various objects on the street, bring them to life, and create stories for them through interaction. In this project, I revive […]
Research Project for final project for my MFA at Nottingham Trent University
A good day at the end of a good week. I was looking for a box of pastels that I am sure that I have somewhere, I didn’t find the pastels, or rather – before I found the pastels – […]
I am carrying on with my studio still-life studies. Originally I was going to take a no frills approach and keep it pure and simple. However as I look and as I work, I find it impossible to do so. […]
Rachel Howard’s paintings reference an unstable and violent world, drawing on political events and the devastation of war. With two current London exhibitions at Blain Southern and Newport Street Gallery, Fisun Güner talks to the artist about what inspires her work and how her early experience painting spots for Damien Hirst influenced her approach.
My latest series of work is focusing on interiors and objects – specifically my studio and my home. So far I have been looking at my studio but to be honest, I’m not really sure what I’m doing. I’ve been […]
The concept of painting is one that has always eluded me, I’ve tried to make it work without much success over the years. Ask me to paint something and my mind goes blank. I don’t draw things! I’m now starting on a journey to tackle this ‘demon’
These works comprise Phase 1 of a series: Infinite Potential. The influence for this series is architecture at Essex University. The project is an exercise in abstraction from the built environment and its surrounding landscape. The images above demonstrate how […]
as much as i like the first few days of a new year, i’m also quite uncomfortable. for a start i have this new blog and i’m struggling to remember it’s title. i’m struggling because for the first time in […]
Using the colourful drawing inks to create abstract paintings via droplets and pools of water I’ve managed to create macro worlds of colour, shape and pattern. The images represent the indexical trace of the ink in the water droplet and, […]
A 2012 podcast with the American abstract painter Ellsworth Kelly, who died on 27 December 2015 aged 92, is a fitting tribute to this 20th century giant.
AUDIOBLOG – Please click here Yesterday was a difficult day. I had cleared and cleaned the studio and my desk. The space in front of me was emptied of all that wasn’t directly related to current thoughts… Basically two […]
Artist and and co-organiser of The Immediacy of Paint; The Role of Painting in the Digital Age.
i wonder if the edge might be a dynamic thing so it’s whereabouts is known yet remains undefined. as soon as i woke this morning i could tell i was better rested than yesterday. i sit more comfortably with […]
making my own opportunity: “the twitter exhibition gives me a short term focus” @andrewsugars http://t.co/aIwpcAPEYk — a-n Blogs (@an_artblogs) November 6, 2014 when this tweet was published it appeared to me that short term meant until the day that […]
on facebook this morning i made this announcement: “next tuesday 16:08 i will make a 15 minute exhibition of new works on twitter. the works are the results of my recent consideration of abstraction, following the recent […]
