This is an etching of one of the male models I work with. It was developed from the nude study below, which I drew with Renaissance materials, inspired by artwork I did for a television series about da Vinci. Each printmaking technique has its own advantages. This one allows me to indulge myself, using allContinue reading “One From The Archives 16: Dystopia”
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The Carved Elephant – A Drypoint Etching
I have been doing some printmaking at The Bagpuss Window, the temporary artspace in Swansea’s High Street, making a little edition of miniature drypoints (similar to etchings). I set up a printing area around the little etching press, with an inking table, a blotting table and a drying table. I measured and ripped 8 piecesContinue reading “The Carved Elephant – A Drypoint Etching”
Walking The Labyrinth
Here’s 3 minutes of my feet walking the lovely labyrinth made from chipped bark by archaeologist Dewi Bowen and musician David Pitt in The Bagpuss Window this week. The feet are not interesting at all, except it looks like I have my shoes on the wrong feet, but the accompanying gong music from David is wonderful.Continue reading “Walking The Labyrinth”
One From The Archives 15: The Warrior Gazes
Here is an illustration of how the natural differences in original print methods can work. These two pieces are taken from the same original drawing but because of the nature of the processes, one is reversed. The three colour separation monotype above is done by removing ink from a transparent sheet, then applying that sheetContinue reading “One From The Archives 15: The Warrior Gazes”
One From The Archives 14: Jaunty
I never know who I will be drawing when I turn up for my weekly life drawing session. The models can be in their seventies or twenties, male or female. Because of this they each present different challenges and opportunities. Older models bring a lot of experience which is often visible on their skin orContinue reading “One From The Archives 14: Jaunty”
One From The Archives 13: The Gathering
Sleep. Dream. Nightmare. This is an etching of one of the female models I work with and is developed from a nude study drawn with Renaissance materials, inspired by artwork I did for a television series about da Vinci. One of my initial drawings can be seen below. For the etching, I worked onContinue reading “One From The Archives 13: The Gathering”
One From The Archives 12: Eve Imagines Big Apple Crumble
This is one of a short series of female nudes I did, based loosely on the concept of Eve and apples. It is a full-colour monotype, which is a unique artwork that uses a process beloved by the Impressionists, especially Degas and Monet. A full explanation of the technique can be found here. As with all of myContinue reading “One From The Archives 12: Eve Imagines Big Apple Crumble”
Constrained, A Victorian Tapestri
I’ve finally finished the piece I’ve been working on for the exhibition ‘A Victorian Tapestri’ at the end of this week. It’s constructed of the 12 pieces that make up a Victorian corset, cut from a heavyweight Somerset paper. I coated each with cyanotype chemicals and printed them with some of my sketchbook drawings. I’ve called itContinue reading “Constrained, A Victorian Tapestri”
One From The Archives 11: Rinascere #6 and The Flower
Variations on the themes of tattoos and flowers. I love working with this model. Older women are often invisible in our society. She is an elder and voluptuous and larger-than-life and covered with tattoos. Some of them are carnivorous plants engulfing insects across her body. She is confident in her own skin and first featured inContinue reading “One From The Archives 11: Rinascere #6 and The Flower”
One From The Archives 10: Fan Girl
Here you can see the original (below) and the finished painting (above). I usually have no idea how I will be using the original life drawing when I first get it down on paper. At that point it is often just a case of describing what I see in front of me using line andContinue reading “One From The Archives 10: Fan Girl”
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