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”
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A Bit More Chine Collé
I printed up another lino block portrait with chine collé, this time with just a small fragment to highlight the moon; my last post showed a lino print with much more chine collé. I like to use shiny metallic foils, mostly from sweet (candy) wrappings. Unfortunately, fewer and fewer confectionery companies are using foils theseContinue reading “A Bit More Chine Collé”
Using Chine Collé
This is one of my most recent series of linocuts, based on original portrait drawings. I had printed her before in black and white and yesterday, at a marathon printing session at Swansea Print Workshop, I printed her with some chine collé using gold and pink foils, black litho/relief ink by Cranfield and Hosho paper.Continue reading “Using Chine Collé”
Blocks Ready To Print!
I spent the afternoon at Swansea Print Workshop, printing 12 portrait lino blocks onto some rather nice Japanese Hosho paper. Here are the blocks ready to go…
A Wall Of Portraits.
As well as an artist, I’m also an educator and I love to work in community arts with adults. The 9to90 Creative Community is one I work with a lot and they’re having an exhibition at Elysium Gallery in Swansea. On one of the walls is displayed the acrylic painted portraits I taught them. IContinue reading “A Wall Of Portraits.”
Husb In Blue…
I don’t always work from drawings although 90% of my work, or more, is based on sketches. Sometimes I have a bit of a play with photographic imagery and translate it into various forms of printmaking, this is cyanotype. Cyan is the colour blue and also the first four letters of cyanide and it’s thisContinue reading “Husb In Blue…”
The Sore Coccyx
Spare a thought for life models. It’s really hard work holding a pose for ages. This evening, at Swansea Print Workshop, our poor model’s coccyx started hurting. You can tell by her face. Although to be honest it was great from my point of view because it was a fantastic expression to draw. I’m aContinue reading “The Sore Coccyx”
Drawing A Head
I thought I’d do a portrait at last week’s life drawing session. It’s good practice to try and get a likeness as well as a half decent drawing. Our model is a very striking looking person and is really interesting to draw, sculptural. I used sanguine and white conte crayons onto a slightly textured paper.Continue reading “Drawing A Head”
The Lounging Pose
Here’s the last drawing / painting I did at life drawing last week. It was a 60 minute pose – nearly – in gouache onto black paper. I like these lounging poses, they’re very natural. Having an hour gave me a chance to really concentrate on things like perspective, foreshortening and measuring. It isn’t asContinue reading “The Lounging Pose”
After The Short Poses ….
After the short poses at life drawing sessions, we move on to 30 minute poses, where I can focus a bit more on the details, but not too much. This week I did a portrait and a reclining pose. Two of my favourites. I’m using gouache into a black sketchbook. AContinue reading “After The Short Poses ….”
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