Can you believe it’s come round again! It’s #Caturday Saturday and here we are back in December 2016 in North Cyprus. This is one of the semi-feral cats living in our hotel garden. They were very well fed by both guests and staff and mostly quite tame.
Category Archives: out and about
Sketchbook Archives: 62
These are the last 5 of a series of 15 drawings I did in May 2015, based on sketches I made from life, out and about en plein air, drawing real people in real places. They are drawn over “transfer” prints, inkjet prints that are transferred chemically to fine art printmaking paper; mostly I used Bockingford and Somerset. OnceContinue reading “Sketchbook Archives: 62”
Sketchbook Archives: 61
Here are some more of a series of drawings I did back in May 2015, based on sketches I made from life, out and about en plein air. They are drawn over “transfer” prints, inkjet prints that are transferred chemically to a fine art printmaking paper; mostly I used Bockingford and Somerset.
Sketchbook Archives: 60
I’ve been on holiday for a few days, not far, a Staycation, and it was good to have a rest, stating with old friends on the South Coast of England. I didn’t do much artwork, I just went for long walks and chilled out enjoying lovely conversation. It was grand. Here are some drawings IContinue reading “Sketchbook Archives: 60”
Sketchbook Archives: 59
Another dive into my archives of scribbles and these were done at a public arts event in May 2015, the Fringe Arts Bath. A group of like-minded scribblers from the Swansea area descended on the Bath city centre and did some timed live sketching. It was really exhausting; the weather was very hot and weContinue reading “Sketchbook Archives: 59”
Artist In Residence: Day 6 – Skin Tone
It’s Day 6 of my residency at Urban HQ in Swansea, and I carried on carving lino blocks. I’ve been practicing portrait drawing at the life drawings sessions at Swansea Print Workshop and now I’m practicing making the sketches into lino blocks. Most of the models I’m working with are pale-skinned so I’m getting lots of practice withContinue reading “Artist In Residence: Day 6 – Skin Tone”
Artist In Residence: Day 4 – Carry On Carving!
This is the reality of being an artist, you have to make your art and that involves day after day of repetitive slog. There’s no getting around it unless you want to go down the A.I./ laser cutting/ digital printing route, and I certainly don’t. So Day 4 of my residency at Urban HQ in Swansea, IContinue reading “Artist In Residence: Day 4 – Carry On Carving!”
Artist In Residence: Day 3
On the third day of my residency at Urban HQ in Swansea, I carried on carving lino blocks. They are 15cm x 10 cm, traditional grey lino and I’m using Flexcut tools for cutting. If you’re visiting the city centre, please pop in and have a look and pick up a free postcard of my work. TheContinue reading “Artist In Residence: Day 3”
Artist In Residence: Day 2
On the second day of my residency at Urban HQ in Swansea, I carried on carving lino blocks but I also started to put some of my linocuts on display in the space. I’ll add to them as time goes on. If you’re visiting the city centre, please pop in and have a look and pick upContinue reading “Artist In Residence: Day 2”
An Artist In Residence
I have just started an artist residency at Urban HQ in Swansea. It’s a creative hub and café on the site of the old Police Station. I’ll be there throughout April, working on my linocut projects in the little gallery space by the Orchard Street entrance. As the month goes by, I’ll be exhibiting workContinue reading “An Artist In Residence”
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