I had been to see Rose Wylie's exhibition 'Quack Quack' at the Serpentine galleries in February 2018 and apart from all the other factors which blew me away when I started to engage with her paintings, the scale of her work had got me … [Read more...] about Confidence, self-belief and a journey to the sun #1
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Time proves the Ebb and flow of an Oil painting
This is a short story: the birth and life of an oil painting, which was begun twenty years ago and only just ceased to drip. In 1967 my parents and my siblings moved to the Isle of Wight to take over a boat-building business that … [Read more...] about Time proves the Ebb and flow of an Oil painting
Drawing; conjuring something from nothing
drawing as... Drawing and illustration pervade our world as a vehicle for thought; on a practical level, we need it to plan, map, explain, direct, identify, warn and entertain. We are used to understanding drawings; this language … [Read more...] about Drawing; conjuring something from nothing
Painting as research into imagination #1 joy
Human identity The physical properties of the painted surface become a new territory with a new material/imagined sense of place. Just as there is no stopping point in the way a mind works, always connecting, expecting, evaluating, … [Read more...] about Painting as research into imagination #1 joy
Visit an Art Gallery & Feel Good in the Brain.
Why visit an Art Gallery? Right now, I'd like to visit an art gallery; but I can't, they're all closed, not a gallery in the world is open, we're in lockdown due to Covid-19. I can see an exhibition of art online. Sometimes, the work of … [Read more...] about Visit an Art Gallery & Feel Good in the Brain.
An Artist on the Isle of Wight
Producing Art on the Isle of Wight works for me. My artwork is often inspired by being in nature. By the feedback I get from my body and the sense of place. From walking, swimming and my five senses in this area of outstanding natural … [Read more...] about An Artist on the Isle of Wight