Spent a whole day yesterday life drawing... what a treat, just drawing with no distractions/ displacement activities. Fantastic model with some great poses and plenty of time to get warmed up and to play around with different media. Pleased with the last one of the...
Been to Norfolk this week and was amazed by the Son et Lumiere show at Kings Lynn. It starts at dark and is on 6 different buildings. Some are abstract and some tell a story. The two featured here are on the Minster Tower, which explores time and clocks, and the other...
Spent several hours yesterday with drawing partner in crime at the Gauntlet Birds of Prey Park near Knutsford. The birds are fantastic and in spite of a couple of episodes of heavy rain (red spots from wet book cover) got some drawing done as well as getting to see a...
Was looking for something else and found this artist featured in the Silverdale & Arnside Arts trail. Her name is Debbie Copely and this is her web address: http://debbiesshed.com/ There are some beautiful birds as well. I think it is really lovely...
Been playing with sunprints in anticipation of hopefully doing some self made cyanotypes. These were reject images initially so happy to experiment with them. They have been variously bleached and toned. Some interesting results.
Found this in the BMJ. Not sure what it has to with illustration but think it is great. About bootleg music during the cold war era in the Soviet Union. X-ray plates were used and the grooves cut into the disc. They were called 'bones" or "ribs".
Working on some book covers for a print fair in May. Hopefully a good way to use some pieces of work that have been neglected. Think they work quite well