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In with the new
I’ve been experimenting a little with some abstract watercolours: This is currently my favourite colour combination and I’m looking forward to trying out some more. I used these colours on a recent...
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New Book
I am very pleased to announce that I now have a book of some of my watercolours and drawings: You can get a preview of it here on the Blurb website:...
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Drawings
I’ve been working at a slower pace since I finished the MA, enjoying the more simple things in life and trying not to rush around so much. I made the most of the fine weather we had recently and took...
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And breathe…
Long time no post, I am almost at the end of my MA, it’s been great and I have no regrets but I’m happy it is almost done. This is one of the last pieces I made for the show, titled ‘Division’, lots of...
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New drawings and watercolours
As the MA studies continue it is often a welcome relief to be drawing at the studio. I recently ran a monoprinting session with a life model, a simple technique of inking a plate, placing paper on top,...
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Work in Progress
This year is the centenary of the Representation of the People Act, which enabled all men and some women over the age of 30 who met a property qualification to vote for the first time in the UK. I...
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MA progress and new drawings
February was a busy month at Uni, I had to present my latest work in a small group show and also give a presentation of my work. The latest work is comprised of 4 pieces that were combined together as...
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Watercolours and Drawings
The first selection of drawings from the studio for 2018: And a photo of me at the Columbia Threadneedle Prize private view, looking awkward but happy. On until February 17th SaveSave SaveSave...
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Watercolours and Drawings
I seem to hover somewhere between abstraction and realism, I find it hard to be abstract This drawing started as a blind contour drawing, and like most of my drawings I end up interfering to get it to...
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Rambert Dance Company
I was fortunate enough to visit the Rambert Dance Company in London and draw at their rehearsal. The rehearsal was at an advanced stage so the dance was fairly polished with a lot of fast, swift...
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Continuing with Abstraction
I did these soon after my life drawing in abstraction session, the first five are charcoal and the last one is watercolour I’ve reverted back a bit to more representational drawing, this one has a...
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Life Drawing in abstraction
I attended a life class on Sunday that encouraged everyone to embrace their mistakes and question what makes a good drawing. This is often on my mind, many of my favourite drawings by other artists are...
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Latest drawings and new working processes
I have now completed the first year of my MA, I felt a bit swamped by the amount of written work I had to do and I was rusty. Time spent drawing was a welcome relief: I also managed to find a bit of...
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Approaches to Drawing
I have started to teach a new 10 week course on drawing at the Camden Arts Centre. The course is titled ‘Approaches to drawing’ incorporating a wide variety of media and subjects. I have put a lot of...
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#whomademyclothes
The patchwork blanket is now complete, with 1,138 labels sewn on to represent the number of people who died in the Rana Plaza complex, Bangladesh in April 2013. The title of the piece #whomademyclothes...
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Drawings and MA Research
I have created a website for one of my Research Journals for my MA. There is quite a bit of content in it and I intend to add to it as I go along. I’ve included a link to a short video Dress For Our...
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New Work in Progress
I have, for some time, been concerned about the environmental impact of the textile industry and also the welfare of garment workers in many countries that we know to have terrible working conditions...
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Works in Progress
There is just over a week until the end of term and on December 13th, I must present some work to my fellow students and tutors. I began this new work by making rust prints from found abandoned objects...
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