The second step drawing the life model at Swansea Print Workshop last week, adding some conté crayon in sanguine, drawn onto brown wrapping paper. It’s about A2 size to fit my travel drawing board. I am putting a new drawing of an ancient monument one up every day. If you want to buyContinue reading “A Face In Steps [2]”
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A Face In Steps [1]
I worked on a portrait head at the life drawing session at Swansea Print Workshop last week and took a digital photo at each stage. Here are the first few marks, in white conté crayon onto brown wrapping paper. I am putting a new drawing of an ancient monument one up every day. IfContinue reading “A Face In Steps [1]”
Luscious Leftovers!
In its sixth year, this touring international exhibition of miniature original prints is coming to Swansea tomorrow, opening with a Welsh tea from 5-7pm and then daily (except Mondays) until mid-January – but check the website for opening hours over the holiday season. Click on the link here to see the write up of theContinue reading “Luscious Leftovers!”
A Beautiful Head
Just back from a life drawing session at Swansea Print Workshop – I concentrated on portraiture this week. I drew with conté crayons in white, black and sanguine. I made a Victoria Sandwich for our tea break with home made jostaberry jam. Now I’m tired and off to bed. Good night zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz I have someContinue reading “A Beautiful Head”
Coffee And Spit Bite
I’m going to be at Swansea Print Workshop tomorrow and I’ll be preparing some aluminium plates ready for some coffee bite etching, using some of my drawings of Neolithic stone monuments for inspiration. Here’s a blog I did a while back about this technique, which was invented by Andrew Baldwin of Aberystwyth University, an expertContinue reading “Coffee And Spit Bite”
S’Up In May And June?
What am I up to? I’m working through a load of art events that I’ve been preparing for ages. I’ve done TRANSITION, a public art event on May 20th and 21st 2016 in Swansea’s Creative Bubble Artspace with the 15 Hundred Lives art collective. And then May 28th I was in Fringe Arts Bath’s “AContinue reading “S’Up In May And June?”
Copper And Stone
I etched two plates at the recent course at Swansea Print Workshop with Andrew Baldwin of Trefeglwys Print Studio, one aluminium, one copper. I’ve just done a first proof from the copper plate. I used a hardground and the traditional technique of drawing into it with an etching needle than adding aquatint. Andrew demonstrated howContinue reading “Copper And Stone”
An Older Model
Life drawing at Swansea Print Workshop last night and I did a quick warm-up sketch then concentrated on a portrait drawing, working with an older model, a retired teacher. I worked with black and white conte crayon into an A2 brown paper sketchbook. Please click here if you would like to see more of my artworks.
The First Proof!
I spent this afternoon at an Open Access session at Swansea Print Workshop, ready to take a first proof from my coffee-lift-spit-bite aluminium etching plate, developed at last weekend’s BIG Etching course with Andrew Baldwin. I chose a soft textured Somerset paper from St. Cuthbert’s Mill and Intaglio Printmaker’s Drypoint Shop Mix etching ink. It’sContinue reading “The First Proof!”
Coffee And Spit Bite
More geeky printmaking stuff from last weekend’s B.I.G. Etching course with Andrew Baldwin at Swansea Print Workshop. The aluminium plate was degreased with whiting and soy sauce to get it ready for drawing on with instant coffee solution. I forgot to take a photo of mine being drawn, but Andrew Baldwin has kindly lent meContinue reading “Coffee And Spit Bite”
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