I’m chuffed with the amount of work I have done so far during my residency at Swansea’s Urban HQ. In 10 days I’ve cut 12 lino blocks, done a day of research, had really good conversations with about 30 visitors, and sold a little linocut print. This block is number 12 and is double the sizeContinue reading “Artist In Residence: Day 10 – Block 12”
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#Caturday Archives: 47
It’s #Caturday Saturday again and here’s another cat sketch from my sketchbook archives, February 2016. Sparta Puss looks quite relaxed here and she stayed fairly still for me to draw her. I have three linocut prints in the Miniprint Cymru Wales exhibition in Mostyn in Llandudno, North Wales, open until May 2nd. It includes one ofContinue reading “#Caturday Archives: 47”
Artist In Residence: Day 9 – Blooded Again!
A momentary lapse of concentration and I was blooded again! This is the second block of this series with my blood on it! I am artist in residence at Swansea’s Urban HQ until the end of April. If you’re visiting the city centre, please pop in and have a look and pick up a free postcard ofContinue reading “Artist In Residence: Day 9 – Blooded Again!”
Artist In Residency: Day 8 – Bigger Tools
I’m carving again at my artist residency in Swansea’s Urban HQ . I’ve cut 11 small blocks (10 x 15cms) and now I’m working slightly larger (15 x 15cms), still continuing with the portrait theme, they’ve all been developed from original sketches done at life-drawing group. Having a bigger block means that I can use larger cutting tools thatContinue reading “Artist In Residency: Day 8 – Bigger Tools”
Artist In Residence: Day 7 – Moving On…
I’m cracking on with some work at my artist residency in Swansea’s Urban HQ . So far I’ve cut 11 small lino blocks and did some research drawing. I brought the 11 little lino blocks with me at the start, ready prepared for carving. I’m now moving on; I’m getting another block prepared for carving, a large oneContinue reading “Artist In Residence: Day 7 – Moving On…”
Artist In Residence: Day 7 – Learn From The Best
Part of an art practice is research. so I set myself to it on Day 7 of my residency at Urban HQ in Swansea. I’d been having some problems trying to represent dark skin through lino printing so I turned to my book* on the African-American artist Elizabeth Catlett. She was a prolific printmaker, as wellContinue reading “Artist In Residence: Day 7 – Learn From The Best”
Artist In Residence: Day 6 – Skin Tone
It’s Day 6 of my residency at Urban HQ in Swansea, and I carried on carving lino blocks. I’ve been practicing portrait drawing at the life drawings sessions at Swansea Print Workshop and now I’m practicing making the sketches into lino blocks. Most of the models I’m working with are pale-skinned so I’m getting lots of practice withContinue reading “Artist In Residence: Day 6 – Skin Tone”
#Caturday Archives: 46
It’s #Caturday Saturday again and here’s another cat sketch from my sketchbook archives, January 2016. This is a very quick sketch as she didn’t stay still for long when she was awake back in those days. She was a mere 7 years old then, this Autumn she’ll be 17. And still as feisty as sheContinue reading “#Caturday Archives: 46”
Artist In Residence: Day 5 – Hacking Lumps
Day 5 of my residency at Urban HQ in Swansea, and I carried on carving lino blocks. This one from an original drawing done with a life model is quite graphic-y. I decided to try out some different tools; I normally use very fine gouges but I went for this broad, slightly concave one which hacks quite bigContinue reading “Artist In Residence: Day 5 – Hacking Lumps”
Artist In Residence: Day 4 – Carry On Carving!
This is the reality of being an artist, you have to make your art and that involves day after day of repetitive slog. There’s no getting around it unless you want to go down the A.I./ laser cutting/ digital printing route, and I certainly don’t. So Day 4 of my residency at Urban HQ in Swansea, IContinue reading “Artist In Residence: Day 4 – Carry On Carving!”
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