Three Studies from the Court of Queen Mab
: “I wrote about the first drawing in this series-inside-a-series back in early August, and I wrote about some of the props and references later that month. Since then I’ve finished the second and…”
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: “A couple of weeks ago in my last blogpost I wrote about my plan to make a number of Studies from the Court of Queen Mab, which will form an arc or mini-series as part of my Acid Renaissance series,…”
Detail from Study of a Figure in the Court of Queen Mab (1)
: “My original plan was a very large scale, multi-figure, drawing of the Court of Queen Mab, but I simply don’t have the room - I’d need a large studio space to attempt something like that. So…”
Life drawing by the author
: “I’ve been trying to figure out the legality (and ethical conundrums) of restarting my life-drawing practice under the revised “3 Tier” system that is due to come into force in England on…”
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: “I suddenly realised I haven’t updated this for a few months, and while I haven’t been especially prolific I have actually completed some more Acid Renaissance artwork, so… …”
: “Following on from April’s blog post, lockdown continues to force my Acid Renaissance series of artwork into different directions. Photography has been temporarily abandoned, as has in-person…”
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: “eBay Experiment …”
Bacchanalia Beneath the Wind Turbines, by the author
: “Bacchanalia Beneath the Wind Turbines is the latest piece in my Acid Renaissance series of artwork. …”
The Keeper of the Archives, a Dream Eater, and a Dryad
: “Being one of a (much overdue) series of updates on my Acid Renaissance series of artwork. …”
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the Flower Child/Dionysus triptych, by the author
: “I’m continuing to experiment with the format of a blogpost as a series of minor updates. It suits the hectic task-juggling I’ve been doing lately. So with no further ado: …”
Detail from an unpublished shot from the Guardian of the Woodland Shadows photoshoot
: “As per last week’s post, this post is a series of minor updates - a format I’m experimenting with, more like a newsletter with various bits and pieces. …”
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: “As those of you who follow me on Twitter will know, the book of my England’s Dark Dreaming series of drawings is now available to pre-order. It’s due to be published in early/mid August priced…”
Drawings by the author
: “As the new year approaches I decided it was time to review the rates I pay life models again. …”
Detail from the first drawing in the series
: “In which I make some initial notes looking into the Gothic mode in my England’s Dark Dreaming series of drawings. …”
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Detail from the first drawing in the series
: “I’ve now finished the first 5 of my England’s Dark Dreaming series of drawings. I wish I could show you them at their full size—one metre high—rather than the relatively small digital…”
Detail from the first drawing in the series
: “I'm increasingly convinced that the country is temporally fractured, and we should be expecting a visit from Sapphire & Steel any time now. Everything seems to operate on skewed oneiric logic.…”
Detail from the first drawing in the series
: “A few days ago on Twitter I was thinking out loud about the film The Witch, which I watched on Saturday evening, specifically about its relationship to the theme of Folk Horror which is getting some…”
Contents of the Shadows of the Hinterlandscape box set
: “Selling artwork is always difficult, especially in the UK for some reason. People are reluctant to buy artwork - maybe they think it’s expensive or that you need to be an expert in the “art…”
Battlefield, by Käthe Kollwitz, 1908 (engraved 1921), etching with aquatint, Honolulu Museum of Art, accession 25727. Public domain.
: “I’m just back from a 2-day holiday in Berlin, a city where the ghosts lie close to the surface, cross-hatching the modern city. …”
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: “I wanted to do a quick review of the artwork I’ve produced this year, not just to show it all to you, but also for my own benefit: as an artist sometimes you forget how much work you’ve actually…”