September, 2010
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Last week I had a lovely email from a man who had been reading my blog, and he said some encouraging things that I appreciated. I realized that he was reading a long forgotten blog from 2006 called The... |
01-10-2010
Word count: 213
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About five years ago I sketched and painted some ideas about Romeo and Juliet. Part of the project was an oil sketch had been lost for some time, well to be truthful, half of it had been lost. It annoy... |
30-09-2010
Word count: 238
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I am reading a book: quite a hard book.In fact it is my second attempt to read it and master it.
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29-09-2010
Word count: 257
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Today the frame painting continuesA little handmade frame needs a special treatment.Here is how it was done.fill smooth and paint in a soft grey that pleases.draw a simple design on the frame
Mix some... |
28-09-2010
Word count: 179
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The gentle art of painting frames
I have chosen to hand finish a number of frames. The Framer or I make the wooden frame - it is then smoothed, primed, undercoated and smoothed again.
Then begins the... |
27-09-2010
Word count: 142
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Neglected things
I had never heard of Wilhelmina Barns-Graham until yesterday. A friend who is blissfully removed from our techno-world occasionally writes to me a sheet of handwritten thoughts to whi...
23-09-2010
Word count: 173
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Presentation.How many times is a good picture lost to bad presentation.Care and investment in the finish will always pay the artist a dividend in the end. These two panels with classical figures are ha... |
23-09-2010
Word count: 178
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seriousness is the ruination of art
a watercolour doodle that was the beginning of an idea.
freedom to playstrays into fecunditylifting capacity
regardless of finishplayfully drawnrecall of the 'kno... |
21-09-2010
Word count: 77
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UnionThis is the latest in a long series of shelter/enclosure pieces. Not unlike the settlement works it seeks to portray an enclosure that is safe; a place to be. Union relates to the sp... |
20-09-2010
Word count: 107
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October 9th studio show - Flyer extract
The Sisters
These two oil panels are about five foot high and are based on the two daughters of Laban and subsequent wives of Jacob. I wanted some eastern nobi...
18-09-2010
Word count: 116
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