I’ve been carrying on with my attempt to get more randomness in my work, to be more expressionistic and less controlling. I spent a bit of time over the weekend priming (gesso) and undercoating (white acrylic) some pieces of MDF. Today I brushed one of the pieces with a loose mixture ofContinue reading “Resisting …..”
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Piling On The Glamour
More of the glamour of being an artist. Yesterday I primed some MDF with acrylic gesso and sanded it smooth. Today I painted the pieces of MDF with white acrylic paint. Then I sanded them a bit. And then I painted them with a second coat of white acrylic paint. In this exciting picture, youContinue reading “Piling On The Glamour”
Oh The Glamour!
The glamorous life of an artist, eh? Spending a Saturday afternoon sanding down sheets of MDF (with a dust mask on of course) and priming them with acrylic gesso and then sanding them down again. Tomorrow I’ll put on a layer of white acrylic paint. And sand them down again. Oh, the glamour!
A Humongous Proof
Today was day 2 of a Masterclass with woodcut artist John Abell at Swansea Print Workshop and I carried on cutting the humongous piece of MDF I started yesterday. I used compressed charcoal to darken the surface while I cut with my Flexcut tools. Finally, I reached the point where I wanted to get anContinue reading “A Humongous Proof”
Humongous!
I am doing a two-day masterclass with epic printmaker, John Abell, at Swansea Print Workshop. John specialises in humongously large woodcuts, click here to see some of his awesome work. I’ve done some small woodcuts before, on plywood, but didn’t really get on with the method. Today, I was presented with a table-sized lump ofContinue reading “Humongous!”
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