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Professionally-printed fine art giclée print (381mm × 254mm / 15ʺ × 10ʺ) of the photograph by Paul Watson.
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Previously unpublished shot of The Duellist, part of the Acid Renaissance series, by the author.
“The Duellist — of which I’ve published two versions: The Duellist (1) and The Duellist (2) — has been hanging around the inside of my head for a few months now, maybe longer. As I was planning…” (read more from The Duellist)
Photograph taken by the author.
“Back in August I wrote about a lot of online advice for artists is framed around the trappings of corporate capitalism, and my deep-felt aversion to the call to adopt these trappings in the documentation…” (read more from Digital Worlds and Gardens)
The stories we tell ourselves about the world are important
The characters C. Auguste Dupin and Roderick Usher in a still from The Fall of the House of Usher. Source: Netflix
“This blog post contains spoilers for the 2023 TV series The Fall of the House of Usher and probably for season 1 of the 2022 TV series Andor. The recent TV series The Fall of the House of Usher is a…” (read more from The stories we tell ourselves about the world are important)
Acid Renaissance and surrealism
Previously unpublished shot from the series Study of a Figure in the Court of Queen Mab, part of the Acid Renaissance series, by the author.
“As I continue with the final preparation for my Saints & Martyrs artwork (which I wrote about back in August), most of my thoughts have been about surrealism. Lee Miller: Dressed is an exhibition of…” (read more from Acid Renaissance and surrealism)
Standalone but interconnected, independent but not isolated
Vauxhall Bridge over the river Thames, with Aquarius House, St George Wharf, London. Photograph by the author.
“This is a bit of a ramble, but bear with me. One of the main things I’ve tried to do with this new website — aside from making it load faster and look better — is to lay the foundations for a…” (read more from Standalone but interconnected, independent but not isolated)
Some of the code behind this new site
“As you may have noticed (unless you’re reading this post in an RSS feed reader, more on which later) I’ve just re-launched this website with a brand new paint job. Actually it’s a bit more than…” (read more from New website (2023 edition))
September life-drawing: not safe for whose work?
Three life-drawings from last weekend. Model’s pronouns: they/them.
“I managed to fit in a life-drawing session this past weekend, three drawings from it are displayed above. As you can probably tell, I was unsure of the best medium or style to work in that day, but…” (read more from September life-drawing: not safe for whose work?)
No assembly instructions supplied, alas
“I’m currently planning an Acid Renaissance photographic piece — working title: Saints & Martyrs — which is heavily inspired by the “catacomb saints” so wonderfully recorded by Paul Koudounaris…” (read more from Planning for Saints & Martyrs)