I’m really enjoying studying Renaissance angel sculptures; these are avenging angels so there’s a lot going on with them. I used a charcoal pencil, my home-made walnut ink, Liquitex white ink and Escoda brushes onto recycled print paper coated with acrylic screenprint ink. Check below for dates and times of my arts residency and exhibition.Continue reading “Angels Are…Renaissance: 5”
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Angels Are…Renaissance: 4
Continuing with my series of studies of Renaissance angel sculptures, there’s some foreshortening on the hand which was a bit difficult. Many of the angels in Western art are quite androgynous. Their hairstyles can look a bit feminine to modern eyes but Renaissance men often had long curled hair. I used a charcoal pencil, myContinue reading “Angels Are…Renaissance: 4”
Angels Are…Renaissance: 3
Continuing with my series of studies of Renaissance angel sculptures, the photo I’m working from here has some difficult foreshortening. It took me a while to get to grips with it. The angle shows a lot of detailing on the wings though and an idea of how they are fixed to the back of theContinue reading “Angels Are…Renaissance: 3”
Angels Are…Renaissance: 2
I’m working from pictures of Renaissance angel sculptures, which is very different to the Byzantine icons I was working from last week. These sculptures are far more realistic and there’s a lot of detail in how the wings join to the body, which I find really interesting. There’s a whole load of stuff on theContinue reading “Angels Are…Renaissance: 2”
Angels Are…Renaissance:1
Carrying on with my practical research into images of angels throughout art history, I made a start on Renaissance angel sculptures. I began by sketching out the basic composition with a charcoal pencil and then firmed up the details with my home-made walnut ink and a fine Escoda brush. Finally, I put in some highlightsContinue reading “Angels Are…Renaissance:1”
Angels Are…Byzantine: 6
I carried on with this little drawing of a Byzantine angel, adding brushwork with white Liquitex acrylic ink onto the first ink wash using my home-made walnut ink. The paper is the back of a recycled print coated with acrylic screenprint ink. I’m doing an artist residency in Urban HQ, 37 Orchard St, Swansea SA1Continue reading “Angels Are…Byzantine: 6”
Artist In Residence Through November
I’m doing an artist residency in Urban HQ, 37 Orchard St, Swansea SA1 5AJ throughout November, developing ideas on the theme of Angels. Please drop by if you’re in the city, there’s a lovely café there too. Rosie Scribblah Urban HQ Residency November 2026 Week 1 Monday 2nd 10.00 – 15.00 Tuesday 3rd 10.00 –Continue reading “Artist In Residence Through November”
Got To Begin Somewhere…
I’ve been asked to submit a piece to an upcoming exhibition on the theme of “Angels”. It’s not a subject I’ve ever given any thought to in the past so I have to develop something from scratch. So I grabbed some paper and started playing around with ink, a dip pen and a couple ofContinue reading “Got To Begin Somewhere…”
Multi-Coloured Angels.
I think I’ve posted all the work I did at my recent residency in Germany, where I worked mostly in black and white. Now I’m going to spend a bit of time having fun with the images and see what I can do with them in Adobe Photoshop. This is a section of the firstContinue reading “Multi-Coloured Angels.”
