Archive for the English Category

Learning to proportion limbs to head Head to torso Measuring angles cross-through-to-figures Calculating ratios of canvas to Composition to sketches resized Returning tax forms of income, expenses, etc Re-measuring the features sketched in The marker points of identity Costing the exhibition, framed, presented. Presented.

Visiting museums we make acquaintances. We are blessed with many wonderful collections of art in the UK, none more so than in the north west of England, where I travelled to visit family over Christmas last year. On the way up I called in to Manchester Art

  Learning to construct a contour From the inside out Investing the practice, thinking hours Internalise the Latin Names and forms Origin to insertion points Our common, human Structure Moving us. Making us. Us.

Painting is all about discovery and problem solving. As mentioned previously, I have a number of images (and ideas for images) that I have been developing for my hospital series over a number of months now. My current focus is on trying to resolve a painting of

            It was a real pleasure to welcome my first group of participants to the Lino printing Workshop in February. After a brief overview of the materials and technical possibilities of lino, everyone began work on their selected designs. There was a

This workshop has been postponed for now. I hope to reschedule it for later this year. at Barnie’s Hall (St Barnabas Church, Gorse Hill, SN2 1BU) Refreshments and all materials provided; bring a packed lunch Reference images will be provided, but you are also welcome to bring

The seaside holds so many memories for me: building sandcastles, eating ice cream, playing the amusements… I can almost reach out and ‘touch’ those experiences. A trip to the seaside this summer prompted me to to sketch out some of these images, and so began a line

This year I have been learning more about anatomy, and developing my figure drawing. I have taken inspiration from a number  of artists, learning about how they develop their initial ideas through to resolved images. In July I attended Juliet Wood’s retrospective exhibition, ‘A Human Touch’, and

I enjoy doing figurative work; it gives me a chance to explore human relationships. Families and groups of people of different ages have a timeless appeal, and it was a pleasure to work on this piece on behalf of my family-in-law. Working from a small photo reference,

During my time as an inpatient in hospital, blood tests formed an important part of the daily routine. I decided to develop this experience into a painting. The photos below show the process of building up the painting from my initial tonal drawing. Sketching out the drawing