I wasn’t able to include as much old work as I wanted, so it’s more ‘present’ that ‘past’. I may redo this at some point. Anyway, it was fun, hope you like it…
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Open Source Art Show at Pretty Scruffy Gallery
Hi there lovelies.. From the 14th October to the 7th November, a selection of my paintings will be on view at the Pretty Scruffy Gallery in Chichester. Pretty Scruffy is located in Cooper Street, near the Cross in central Chichester. Pretty Scruffy sells exclusively handmade goods and is run by Jewellery maker and crafter (her fabulous textile horse ‘Flossie’ is featured below) Bryony Rose. Do please drop by, have a look at the gorgeous items on sale and the art upstairs. 🙂
Read MoreSomething different…
So, now my shows and projects are done for the summer, I am taking a bit of a rest from painting for a couple of months to concentrate on illustrative work, new ideas, my online shops, and ‘gently’ persuading some local shops and galleries to show/sell my work.
Read MoreNew Work + Old Influences
I was looking through some old finished drawings and sketchbooks from college and university, and found a selection that had been influenced by Paul Klee and Braque, I think in fact I used both artists as a basis for a design brief. I also found some fashion design presentation drawings that had been executed in an art deco style, again a design brief, so I decided to revisit some of those ideas. Here is a small selection of drawings influenced by, well….me. Random Practice: Old School Isograph pens and ink, Faber & Castell Pitt pens and Faber & Castell polychromos pencils on A5 heavy weight smooth cartride paper.
Read MoreNew Work – Psychedelic Splat
I am a lazy artist, and have a backlog of new work which needs scanning. Some illustrations, aceos etc. So, I decided to get on with it. However, I hate scanning and (and subsequently cleaning for prints), but…forced myself to get on with it. Here are a couple of offerings. One is a hybrid of ink and prismacolor markers on A4 heavy weight smooth paper. The original is not for sale, but I will be releasing as a print. The black and white one is in ink on A5 paper, and is for sale.
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