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”
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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”
Angels Are…Byzantine: 6
I carried on with this little drawing of a Byzantine angel, adding brushwork with white Liquitex acrylic ink onto the first ink wash using my home-made walnut ink. The paper is the back of a recycled print coated with acrylic screenprint ink. I’m doing an artist residency in Urban HQ, 37 Orchard St, Swansea SA1Continue reading “Angels Are…Byzantine: 6”
Artist In Residence Through November
I’m doing an artist residency in Urban HQ, 37 Orchard St, Swansea SA1 5AJ throughout November, developing ideas on the theme of Angels. Please drop by if you’re in the city, there’s a lovely café there too. Rosie Scribblah Urban HQ Residency November 2026 Week 1 Monday 2nd 10.00 – 15.00 Tuesday 3rd 10.00 –Continue reading “Artist In Residence Through November”
Sketchbook Archives: 71
I’ve gone back to March 2017 and a selection of sketches done randomly as I was out and about. A couple are in conventional sketchbooks but the rest are in a small sketchbook I made from odds and ends of paper lying around the place:- some old cyanotypes; a few discarded screenprints; some paper stainedContinue reading “Sketchbook Archives: 71”
Angels Are…Aliens: 1
As I’m researching the subject of angels, I realise that angels are different things to different people. I wonder if they’re aliens? Just one more week of my exhibition, “Carved Heads And Other Creatures”, part of MANIFEST at The Workers Gallery in Ynyshir. The show runs until October 31st. Open Saturdays 10.00 – 17.00, otherContinue reading “Angels Are…Aliens: 1”
Ink Splash And Mountains
Husb and I spent a lovely few days in Trefriw in North Wales, revisiting our honeymoon hotel. Over the past few weeks I’ve been preparing sketchbooks with splashes and washes of Liquitex acrylic inks, so I took them with me to do a bit of sketching. I chose the lime green splash in my square-formatContinue reading “Ink Splash And Mountains”
Salty Flowers
Yesterday I posted my three sketchbooks that I’m preparing with a variety of Liquitex acrylic inks. I thought I’d show a close-up of one of the pages; it’s in the handmade sketchbook that a friend created for me. She used all sorts of vintage illustrations and sealed it with clear textured gesso. I painted theContinue reading “Salty Flowers”
Three Sketchbooks: One Ink: Vivid Lime Green
I’m preparing some of my sketchbooks with Liquitex ink because I fancy doing some sketching onto coloured backgrounds for a while. I have three very different sketchbooks. The hand-made one (beautifully made by a friend) prepared with clear textured gesso. The small very heavyweight Khadi one, prepared with smooth white gesso. And the large, square-formatContinue reading “Three Sketchbooks: One Ink: Vivid Lime Green”
