Back in May 2013, I visited the USA to do a residency at Wingtip Press in Boise, Idaho. Here are some of my sketches from that visit. It was a fascinating journey, Idaho is the Wild West and the culture and geography are so different to the UK. I’m used to wet Wales and BoiseContinue reading “Sketchbook Archives: 27”
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Sketchbook Archives: 26
Here are some heads from May 2013. Three are from my sketchbooks, one is charcoal over a discarded cyanotype print, one chalk over an ink splash, and one full colour monotype. I think I like drawing people’s faces more than any other thing.
On Its Way Out…
My poor old (as in very old) laptop is on its way out. I’m hoping to get another in the next couple of days but until then, my blog posts might be a bit all over the shop, so it’s pot luck. Here are some trees. I painted them from a sketch done on myContinue reading “On Its Way Out…”
Sketchbook Archives: 26
Piggies! This fine beast is from my blog in April 2013. I visited a farm and drew some Mangalitza pigs. I really liked my sketch of the boar and turned it into a little lino cut.
Sketchbook Archives: 25
Looking back to my blog posts in April 2013, I was sketching at a few events – a demonstration against the bedroom tax, some activities at our central library and people in cafes. It’s good practice to sketch quickly at random, it really trains you to identify the necessary details and get them down. Sometimes,Continue reading “Sketchbook Archives: 25”
And Finally…Mari Lwyd!
I had a couple of difficult months leading up to and just after Xmas with some of the seasonal viruses going around, so my annual Mari Lwyd print was put on hold for a while. I finally caught up with myself this week and printed my little Mari Lwyd lino blocks with foil chine collé.Continue reading “And Finally…Mari Lwyd!”
Another Chorister.
Here’s another chorister from the Plygain I went to last week. It’s a performance of traditional Welsh Christmas carols, sung by Côr Aderyn Du, the Blackbird Choir.
Coming Soon…
ii I have a painting featured in the upcoming Open Exhibition at the Queen Street Gallery in Neath. It opens on Saturday 1st February at 14.00 and continues until the 22nd of February. The image above shows last year’s winner, Swansea artist Simon Goss whose solo show is also opening at the same time. IContinue reading “Coming Soon…”
The Choristers.
I went to a Plygain last week, it’s a performance of traditional Welsh Christmas carols, a bit late but the choir has been busy doing so many other things. Of course, I had to have a scribble.
#StandingStoneSunday
Through 2016 to 2019, I did a large series of drawings of standing stones out in the field, en plein air as we artists call it, across South Wales, which has been described to me as a Neolithic Landscape of the Dead, there are so many ancient tombs. I was accompanied by archaeologist Dewi BowenContinue reading “#StandingStoneSunday”
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