Here’s the slow selfie that I’ve been working on for a while, on and off. It’s more or less finished but I’ve reached that stage where I can’t see the wood for the trees and so I’m going to leave it for a couple of months and look at it again, to see what, ifContinue reading “Finished…For Now”
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A Wall Of Portraits.
As well as an artist, I’m also an educator and I love to work in community arts with adults. The 9to90 Creative Community is one I work with a lot and they’re having an exhibition at Elysium Gallery in Swansea. On one of the walls is displayed the acrylic painted portraits I taught them. IContinue reading “A Wall Of Portraits.”
Slow Selfie In Progress
I started a self-portrait today. This is about an hour’s work, maybe a bit less. Still a lot more to go. I did it as a demonstration piece when I was teaching at GS Artists’ weekly arts group, the 9to90 Creative Community. We’re doing self-portraits for an upcoming exhibition and these will be finished atContinue reading “Slow Selfie In Progress”
The Imaginary Landscape.
I taught a Community Arts class on Friday, at GS Artists, part of the 9to90 Creative Community programme. The topic was painting an imaginary landscape in acrylics, onto canvas board, in 2 hours. I referred to David Hockney’s landscapes for inspiration. The compositions he uses can be fairly simple, the colours intense, and the useContinue reading “The Imaginary Landscape.”
Tiny Scraps…
I’ve been doing a lot of Gelli Plate printing lately and I’ve ended up with lots of prints, mainly from botanicals – leaves, grasses, flowers etc… They’re nice to look at but don’t really stand up as artworks in their own right. So I’ve been reusing them. Yesterday I posted badges I’ve made with some.Continue reading “Tiny Scraps…”
Shiny Botanical Badgery.
I’ve been doing a lot of teaching and demonstrations recently and I’ve collected lots of Gelli Plate prints using leaves, and some graphite rubbings as well. I’ve an art and craft fair coming up on December 7th and I thought I’d use the gel prints to make unique and original badges They’re very shiny andContinue reading “Shiny Botanical Badgery.”
In The Pink…
What’s going on here then? I’m getting a few things ready for next weekend’s art and craft fair at GS Artists on Swansea’s High Street. It’s on Saturday December 7th, 11 – 5pm and it will be filled with goodies from local artists and makers. I’ll show you what the mystery object is when IContinue reading “In The Pink…”
Slice And Sort.
When people see something in an art gallery or a craft fair, it can be easy to think that the artist / maker has just gone “Bish Bash Bosh” and there it is. Bit there’s usually a lot of preparation that goes into making a work of art or craft. I’m going to be makingContinue reading “Slice And Sort.”
Getting Crafty
I don’t often do crafting, but I’ve been invited to share a table at GS Artist‘s Christmas Craft Fair (December 7th, 11-5) so I’ve got to get cracking. Here’s the start of a little basket made from recycled prints and wool.
POSTPONED: Paint A Portrait Of Bonnie
Sorry, tomorrow’s free painting class at GS Artists has been postponed because of a combination of illness (me – gastroenteritis) and the weather (Storm Bert). We’ll do it soon when the nasty old bug and mean old storm have gone. Keep a look out for more news on this…
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