I’m really enjoying studying Renaissance angel sculptures; these are avenging angels so there’s a lot going on with them. I used a charcoal pencil, my home-made walnut ink, Liquitex white ink and Escoda brushes onto recycled print paper coated with acrylic screenprint ink. Check below for dates and times of my arts residency and exhibition.Continue reading “Angels Are…Renaissance: 5”
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Angels Are…Renaissance: 4
Continuing with my series of studies of Renaissance angel sculptures, there’s some foreshortening on the hand which was a bit difficult. Many of the angels in Western art are quite androgynous. Their hairstyles can look a bit feminine to modern eyes but Renaissance men often had long curled hair. I used a charcoal pencil, myContinue reading “Angels Are…Renaissance: 4”
Angels Are…Renaissance: 3
Continuing with my series of studies of Renaissance angel sculptures, the photo I’m working from here has some difficult foreshortening. It took me a while to get to grips with it. The angle shows a lot of detailing on the wings though and an idea of how they are fixed to the back of theContinue reading “Angels Are…Renaissance: 3”
Angels Are…Renaissance: 2
I’m working from pictures of Renaissance angel sculptures, which is very different to the Byzantine icons I was working from last week. These sculptures are far more realistic and there’s a lot of detail in how the wings join to the body, which I find really interesting. There’s a whole load of stuff on theContinue reading “Angels Are…Renaissance: 2”
Angels Are…Renaissance:1
Carrying on with my practical research into images of angels throughout art history, I made a start on Renaissance angel sculptures. I began by sketching out the basic composition with a charcoal pencil and then firmed up the details with my home-made walnut ink and a fine Escoda brush. Finally, I put in some highlightsContinue reading “Angels Are…Renaissance:1”
#Caturday Archives: 26
Here’s a drawing from June 2014, when Husb and I visited the Belvedere Gallery in Vienna. I saw this wonderful sculpture of a cat by Franz Barwig and scribbled it.
Sketching Sculpture
I spent a couple of days in Dresden as part of my residency with the Agor Abertawe group and went to a free outdoor concert in the Neumarkt. I did some sketches of a fascinating sculpture. I haven’t found out the name of the artist yet, I’ll track it down and add it to theContinue reading “Sketching Sculpture”
Africa In Madeira
Husb and I spent a few days in Madeira, an amazing place, and we went and explored the Monte Palace Tropical Gardens and Museum in Funchal, after a crazy ride up the mountain in a cable car swinging wildly in the wind. There’s a fabulous permanent exhibition, “African Passion” from sculptors from ZimbabweContinue reading “Africa In Madeira”
Drawing At An Exhibition
Husb and I braved the atrocious weather yesterday and drove down to Narbeth, a delightful small town in Pembrokeshire where the excellent Oriel Q Gallery is hosting a new exhibition from Swansea artist Keith Bayliss, “Swsana And The Elders“. We attended an ‘in conversation’ between Keith and Sally Moss. Keith’s work is made up ofContinue reading “Drawing At An Exhibition”
50 Shades Of Brown
Yesterday, Husb and I went to the launch of the latest exhibition, Of Site And Song, at the lovely Workers Gallery in Ynyshir. This gorgeous venue recently celebrated its first birthday. It used to be the village library but it was closed down because of austerity cutbacks and artists Gayle Rogers and Chris Williams reopenedContinue reading “50 Shades Of Brown”
