on a small painting, out of the woods
this is a small abstract painting on watercolour paper, completed a couple of months back. it’s for the forthcoming ‘mini artworks prize draw’ in the artworks exhibition. the sombre, muted colours and...
View Articlein constable country
this is a small toy farm trailer or cart (or hay wain) situated inside a much larger, rusty farm trailer (or hay wain) – it would probably look quite effective with a muddy puddle. this photograph is...
View Articlewhen art is a waste of time
when art is a waste of time… … … unwanted: abandoned paintings slowly decaying at the end of the garden… it’s what they would have wanted … abandonment, failure, reject, dismiss, neglect, waste, wreck,...
View Articlemind over matter
the surfaces of the sculptural ‘woodwork’ pieces have progressed which has in turn inspired something else… see previous states of this work in progress here: on making art again and not a painting,...
View Articlebirdsong in the garden
yesterday afternoon, while i was sat outside in the sunshine (after doing some gardening) i decided on impulse to make a short audio recording (on my mobile phone) of the myriad sounds of the birds...
View Articleon past times and art nouveau
the other day i went to see a new exhibition at the Sainsbury Centre, The First Moderns: Art Nouveau, from Nature to Abstraction, which coincided with the excellent BBC three part series, Sex and...
View Articleon feeling the pressure of a new exhibition
more exhibition news: i have had two more of my earth/bound series of works selected for a new curated art exhibition, feeling the pressure at Rhyl Arts Centre in Wales. these are the exhibition...
View Articlein constable country, again
last year, i wrote that i planned to make a winter visit to constable country. well, dear reader, i did make a special visit to ‘Constable country’ in early march, which as any British person or...
View Articleart, it’s a snap : maggi hambling & may cornet
more snaps from the Snap 2012 exhibition (Art at Aldeburgh Festival) at Snape Maltings… in one of the disused malt buildings, an interesting ‘conflation’ of traditional painting and sound installation...
View Articlelichenscape, a material world in macro
lichenscape I is one of my recent paintings currently on show in a mixed contemporary art exhibition at the harleston gallery, norfolk. here is the painting in situ, above a dark grey marble fireplace...
View Articleartist in the woods
artist in the woods… i didn’t make this… it’s in a large woodland along boudicca way …
View Articlecoming home
They take away our belts so that we must hold Our trousers up. The truly mad don’t bother And thus are oddly hobbled. Also our laces So that our shoes do flop about our feet. so begins Anthony Hecht’s...
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