I printed the type form I put together at the weekend, using a rainbow roll of Pthalo Green and Rhodamine Red oil-based relief inks. I printed with Swansea Print Workshop‘s Columbian Press onto Kent paper. I love the way the well-worn vintage letters have dints and dimples and rough areas that add to the character of the print.
I often sketch when I sit behind people in audiences, but rarely get to draw such a magnificent pair of ears.
Here’s another scribble I made when Husb and I went to a political panel event in Penybont ar Ogwr / Bridgend the other evening. I sketched this audience member and his haircut with a ballpoint pen into my leather-bound A5 sketchbook.
Spent a lovely day yesterday down at Swansea Print Workshop, learning how to set wooden type and print it up in our lovely Columbian Press. It was an introductory day course, headed by Mark Pavey. It was great, I loved it. At the end of the day I had a big smile and dirty hands – perfect!
I can’t remember what the name of the font is, I should have written it down but I was so excited playing! I’m going in again this week so I’ll get all the technical details then.
And the meaning of the acronym? Well, if you knows, you knows 😉
Here’s a favourite standing stone that I painted in the field while I was out and about with Dewi Bowen as he was researching his new book “Hunting The Wild Megalith”. It’s Garreg Coch in Carmarthenshire and it’s been protected for many years by a barbed wire fence.
We’ll be at The Workers Gallery on Saturday 29th April from 16.00 – 18.00 to sign copies. The Rhondda Valley is particularly lovely at this time of year, why not explore and join us? There will be cake!
Husb and I went to a political panel event in Penybont ar Ogwr / Bridgend last night. Of course, I had to have a scribble. I can’t stop myself. I scribbled this audience member with a ballpoint pen into my leather-bound A5 sketchbook.
I did some teaching today, with a group of adults at GS Artists in Swansea as part of their excellent 9to90 Community Arts programme. We did an introduction to charcoal drawing …. and it was MESSY! Loved it! I started out by getting people to play with blocks of compressed charcoal, to do mark-making and get used to what the charcoal can do.
Here’s one of the wonderful standing stones featured in Dewi Bowen’s new book, that I was involved in. As Dewi travelled around researching the ancient megaliths of South Wales, I went with him on his journey, drawing and painting in the field – literally fields! This is the magnificent Maen Llia in the beautiful setting of Bannau Brycheiniog.
Dewi will be signing copies of his book on April 29th, 16.00 – 18.00, at The Workers Gallery in Ynyshir (here).
Spent a few days in Cumbria this week with very intermittent Internet access, which has been really nice, relaxing. The weather was lovely so I went walking and sketching with my Khadi landscape sketchbook, Inktense blocks and reservoir brush. Here’s a view from Birkrigg Common.
SATURDAY, 29 APRIL 2023 FROM 16:00-18:00
Author Dewi Bowen and myself will be signing Dewi’s new book “Hunting The Wild Megalith”, featuring artwork by me, at the gorgeous Workers Gallery in The Rhondda Valley. There will of course, be cake and refreshments! Come and chat to me and Dewi about our escapades across the years, the horizontal rain and snow, the Welsh mud, and the sandwich-obsessed Welsh ponies we met as I suffered for our art.
Come and spend a Saturday up the lovely Rhondda Valley and get yourself a helping of cake, art, literature and standing stones. More about the event here.
Please note that only registered Assistance Dogs are able to be on the premises.
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