Exhibition: “Female Expressions”, Saturday 2nd – Saturday 23rd February. Queen Street Gallery, Neath. This is an etching of mine called “Ripples” made from an original life drawing, working with a professional model. It’s part of a series of etchings of the nude which I called “Rinascere” which relates to the word Renaissance because I basedContinue reading “A Happy Accident”
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Coming To Neath!
Saturday 2nd – Saturday 23rd February. This is a detail of “The Cushion”, one of my etchings that will shortly be in an exhibition called “Female Expression” in the lovely Queen Street Gallery in Neath. It’s part of a series of etchings of the nude which I called “Rinascere” which relates to the word RenaissanceContinue reading “Coming To Neath!”
Carry On Carving
Carrying on carving my block of MDF, it’s very slow…..
Still Revolting….
Patti McJones and Rosie Scribblah are Revolting Women. Oh yes we are. And we’re coming to a venue near you soon (well, near you if you live by Swansea, Wales, and soon-ish, around International Women’s’ Day in March).
Keep On Sketching
Sometimes the creative juices don’t flow like they should, there’s a few artists I’ve been chatting to online who are in the same predicament. I find it helps to keep working through it. You don’t have to create great art, just keep doing the exercises. It’s like a musician practicing their scales or chords. IContinue reading “Keep On Sketching”
The First Cut
The first cuts, carving my new woodblock (MDF), removing the bits to remain white. I’m using the smallest gouge from my Flexcut carving tool set and it’s going to take me ages at this rate, so I might rethink things a bit.
One of many women who should be remembered:
Fellow artist and blogger, Patricia McKenna Jones, has done some important work about women who resisted the Nazis ….. via One of many women who should be remembered:
Getting Ready To Carve
I carried on preparing a sheet of MDF for my next woodcut. After I’d reversed my original drawing and traced it onto the wood, I painted in the different colours that I need to cut away. It’s a reduction print, often called the “suicide” method by printmakers as the process results in the complete destructionContinue reading “Getting Ready To Carve”
More revolting plans:
The artist Patti McJones and I are getting up to arty shenanigans ….. via More revolting plans:
Doing A Stretch
Sketching en plein air at Gellionen Chapel last weekend was like sketching anywhere else, the first one or two drawings are quick warm-up sketches, a bit like doing stretches before exercising or running. They get you into the mood, into the flow and also recognise that drawing is a very physical activity. This is myContinue reading “Doing A Stretch”
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