Chine Collé is a technique that applies a fine paper, such as tissue, between the ink and the paper on a print so that when the whole lot is put through a printing press, the chine collé sticks to the main sheet of paper, adding colour to the overall piece. The pieces of chine colléContinue reading “Pasted Tissue”
Category Archives: People watching
Lending A Paw
Sometimes, when I’m scribbling away, I have a little furry helper. Quite often in fact. Her name is Sparta Puss. I am her trained monkey. I have work featured in two exhibitions at the moment – in The Workers Gallery in The Rhondda Valley and at Llanover Hall in Cardiff, both lovely venues andContinue reading “Lending A Paw”
Random Faces In Random Places
It isn’t glamorous, being an artist. It’s a constant slog. Underpinning my art practice is a daily routine of just that, practice. And at the heart of that practice is simple drawing, usually in sketchbooks. I draw anybody, anywhere, at every opportunity. Random faces in random places. I have a new piece of artContinue reading “Random Faces In Random Places”
The European
I almost always carry a sketchbook and I’ll sit quietly and scribble wherever I am. I was at a symposium a few weeks ago and this was one of the speakers, an immaculately dressed and groomed man. Of course he was, he’s European. Oh dear, I’m indulging in scandalous stereotypes here but the British menContinue reading “The European”
Recycled Sketchbook
I’ve had this handmade leather Steampunk style sketchbook for ages and used up all the paper a while ago. Its simple design meant that I could remove its innards and replace them with new (old) paper. I have loads of bits of paper left over from drawing or printmaking projects, some plain, some covered withContinue reading “Recycled Sketchbook”
Just Seven To Go….
And here’s the 93rd my series of 30-minute sketches of Baby Boomers. I am aiming to complete 100 before the end of the year. Just seven to go, so I will find a new venue for drawing this month and I reckon a couple more days should do it. Then I will have to decideContinue reading “Just Seven To Go….”
Grist To The Mill
And here’s Baby Boomer number 92 out of the 100 I plan to sketch by the end of this year. I drew my first back in April 2015, thinking it would just take me a few months, but life (work) got in the way and I didn’t realise the amount of organising that wouldContinue reading “Grist To The Mill”
The Home Run
And now into the Home Run, here’s my 91st Baby Boomer sitter out of the 100 I want to draw by the end of the year. We’re a big demographic, the Baby Boom began in 1946, a year after the end of World War 2 and ended in 1964, a couple of years after theContinue reading “The Home Run”
Behind The Scenes
And here is number 90 of the 100 Baby Boomers I aim to sketch by the end of the year. I’m so excited to have reached this stage, I felt like giving up a couple of times along the way because there has been a lot of work behind the scenes to find people willingContinue reading “Behind The Scenes”
The More You Look…..
This is the 89th Baby Boomer out of my target of one hundred people sketches of people of my generation. At the risk of stating the obvious, there is such a huge range of features and faces. Normally we don’t really scrutinise people’s features because we’re brought up to think it’s rude to stare butContinue reading “The More You Look…..”
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