I’m flicking through my archives, this is from 2017 when I went off to Cardiff to work en plein air, in the street in Mill Lane. Unusually for me I decided to work with collage. I don’t find collage particularly intuitive, it’s quite difficult for me as I normally draw everything. But now and againContinue reading “Archive: A Collage In Cardiff.”
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Lights And Darks.
I’m doing some drawings for my next lino-print and today I was playing around with composition – just a quick brush and wash sketch to group lights and darks. I need more practice with police helmets!
Playing With The Mari Lwyd.
I took some photos at yesterday’s Wassail and Mari Lwyd parade at the Gower Heritage Centre and had a bit of a play in Adobe Photoshop. There were 5 fine Mari Lwyds at the Wassail and it gave me a chance to compose some groups, I normally see them singly or in twos.
Wassail!
I went to the annual Wassail and Mari Lwyd parade at the Gower Heritage Centre today. Last night was Hen Galan, the “old” (Julian) New Year, celebrated in Wales with the Mari Lwyd, but as well as the riotous Wassail yesterday evening (with much local Shed Head Cider by all accounts), there was also aContinue reading “Wassail!”
Beth Yw Cartref? House To Home.
I popped into the National Waterfront Museum this afternoon for the opening of a new exhibition, a small installation created by members of Crisis (Skylight South Wales), the homelessness charity based in Swansea. People who are currently or have recently been homeless are offered many services by Crisis, including an adult education programme covering subjectsContinue reading “Beth Yw Cartref? House To Home.”
First Ink.
I love that moment when I roll the first layer of ink onto a new lino block, seeing the image appear out of the light grey surface. It always gives me a thrill. It’s never the same again because when you clean the block at the end of a session, the light grey bits getContinue reading “First Ink.”
A First Proof
I did this first proof from a small lino block that is an experimental detail of a much larger image I am working on for something that’s a secret just yet. I wanted to try out different marks, especially using some of the tools I hardly ever look at. I’m liking the direction this isContinue reading “A First Proof”
A Month Of Maris #17
Aaaaaaannnnddddd ….. another one. Here’s a quickie Mari Lwyd sketch in conté crayon into my brown paper sketchbook, from 2016. I think these very hasty sketches show the jollier side of the Mari Lwyd.
A Month Of Maris #16
Sometimes when I’m out and about sketching I have only a few seconds, maybe a minute or two, with a particular subject or pose, so I have to scribble away quickly, and the drawing often becomes very stylised. Here’s a Mari Lwyd from a few years ago, sketched at a Hen Galan pub crawl onContinue reading “A Month Of Maris #16”
A Month Of Maris #15
Here’s an unusual view of a Mari Monotype, it’s all set up before I took the print. I inked an acrylic sheet, did the drawing of the Mari Lwyd onto it with cotton buds and brushes, and then laid some pieces of mulberry paper onto the surface to act as chine collé. This is theContinue reading “A Month Of Maris #15”
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