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Life Drawing: In The Mirror

Here’s a longer, 45 minute, pose from last night’s life drawing session at Swansea Print Workshop. I had a good angle that let me draw a mirror image as well. I used Caran D’Ache NeoPastels onto repurposed paper prepared with left-over acrylic screenprint ink. I have a new exhibition coming up, “Carved Heads And OtherContinue reading “Life Drawing: In The Mirror”

Three Sketchbooks: One Ink: Turquoise Deep

I’m carrying on spreading Liquitex ink onto my three very different sketchbooks. The hand-made one prepared with clear textured gesso. The Khadi one, prepared with smooth white gesso. And the unprepared one made by Indigo. This time I used Turquoise Deep. The effects are so different across the three books. . I have a newContinue reading “Three Sketchbooks: One Ink: Turquoise Deep”

Three Sketchbooks: One Ink: Deep Violet

I have these three very different sketchbooks. The top one, made by a friend with all sorts of paper treasures, has been prepared with clear, textured gesso. The middle one, a thick hand-made Khadi paper, has been prepared with a smooth white gesso. And the one at the bottom, a smooth paper made by Indigo,Continue reading “Three Sketchbooks: One Ink: Deep Violet”

Stages In A Drawing

I took some photos while I was drawing this; having a camera on my phone is brilliant, so easy to record and upload work. I kept having to adjust his chin, I made it way too long in the early stages. The drawing took a little under an hour, using Caran d’Ache NeoPastels onto preparedContinue reading “Stages In A Drawing”

Working With Life Models

I’ve been working with professional life models for years…decades. I love drawing people from all walks of life, but if I’m wanting to do something more than a sketch, I work with professional models because they are able to stay still, which is really important, and they’re not self-conscious. At the centre of my newContinue reading “Working With Life Models”

Getting Ready To Exhibit

Here I am dusting my work at The Workers Gallery in Ynyshir. I’ve got an exhibition coming up…put September 5th in your diary. I’ve hung almost 2 dozen linocuts, mostly new work, and all for sale. I’ll be doing a demonstration of making lino prints with chine collé at a celebration event on Saturday 5thContinue reading “Getting Ready To Exhibit”

Coming Up…Carving Heads And Other Creatures

Over 20 of my linocuts are going to be featured in a new exhibition at The Workers Gallery in Ynyshir. It’s a group show, “Manifest” and my collection is called “Carving Heads And Other Creatures”. It’s mostly a new body of work which begins with drawing portraits, working with professional models at Swansea Print Workshop’sContinue reading “Coming Up…Carving Heads And Other Creatures”