Life drawing and some photography
: “On Monday I took the day off from my day job to get some artwork done. The first half of the session was spent doing three 40-minute life drawings, working in compressed charcoal on large (565mm ×…”
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: “On Monday I took the day off from my day job to get some artwork done. The first half of the session was spent doing three 40-minute life drawings, working in compressed charcoal on large (565mm ×…”
Photograph by the author
: “Do you ever have one of those moments where you realise that a number of seemingly disparate things you are reading, watching, or pondering are actually all connected and swirling around a central core…”
Read the rest of “The present is haunted by the mythic ghost of the paleolithic wilderness”…
: “Like most artists I create artwork because I feel that I need to - for me it’s a necessary process to manifest the non-verbal web of thoughts in my head, which when completed leaves me feeling exorcised,…”
A new set of postcards of my drawings
: “A couple of weeks ago I decided to get a set of postcards made of four of my drawings, and they’re now available to order on the shop section of this website (£3.50 for the set of 4 postcards, which…”
: “As an artist I’ve always been drawing, even when my professed medium has been painting, collage & assemblage, photography, or printmaking. “I still come closest to success with drawing.” Paul…”
Read the rest of “Drawing as a principle medium, or, “why I love drawing” (Part One)”…
“blank” bird mask by Seattle-based artist Cassandra Mélena
: “I recently bought this rather creepy “blank” bird mask by Seattle-based artist Cassandra Mélena. My plan is to paint and decorate the mask to use in another series of mythologically-inspired photographs…”
Detail from Bark Mask 01, by the author
: “I wrote about the more philosophical side of masks in a previous blogpost Masks, Deception, and Truth. This post is more about the history of masks. Get yourself comfortable - this one could go on for…”
Read the rest of “Masks - a bit of politics and a bit of history”…
: “I didn’t know what this charcoal drawing would turn out like when I started. I knew I wanted to—had to—work in a slightly different technique: the short, sharp, mark-making approach I used on the…”
: “I wrote about my ideas for the next series of photographs/prints in a post in February and since then I’ve been working on the mask and other props, and drawing out some very quick (5 minute) sketches…”
: “Looking back on my photographic work since 2012 I’ve got to the point now where I feel I’ve amassed a good range of these pseudo-mythological characters. There are probably a couple more female characters…”
Detail from Badb Catha (5), by the author
: “I was asked recently why I used masks that are obviously masks in my photographs, rather than using some digital manipulation to produce monstrous photo-realistic visages like those produced by special…”
The Blindfolded Seeress - sketch and print
: “I’ve started putting my ideas together for the next series of artwork, which will probably consist of a lino print as well as a series of photographs. It’s all based around another imagined mythological…”
: “Well, it’s come a long way from the first scribbled sketches I posted on this blog in January – the first 13ʺ × 10ʺ fine art giclée print is now up for sale in the online shop. I’ve never…”
Read the rest of “Blindfolded Seeress - first prints printed”…
: “About 3 weeks ago I posted some rough sketches and notes on this blog for a new project called “The Blindfolded Seeress”. I’m happy to say that the first stage of the project is complete, and you…”
: “15 metres of cream muslin, washed, scrunched up, and dried; 1 hand-made oak-leaf mask; 2 replica Viking knives. Yes, I think I have everything ready for the photographs next weekend……”
: “I'm currently working through some ideas for a new series of artwork based around the mythic figure of the Blindfolded Seeress. The starting point was Pythia, the Oracle of Delphi, but I've also been…”
: “Give me your Christmas money! Er… that is to say: As promised some time ago, I’ve reduced all the prices of the limited edition hand-made lino prints available at my online shop for quick sale to…”
: “I’ve been reviewing the masks I made over 2012-2013. The masks were primarily made as costume/props for my photographs, but in some cases they have almost become pieces of artwork in themselves. The…”
: “A few weeks ago I bought myself a 3D printer kit. The idea behind this purchase is: I should learn about this cool new technology, It’ll be useful as a tool for my artwork, It’ll be a fun toy. I’ve…”
: “I’m really getting back into drawing after concentrating on printmaking & photography. I’m certainly not going to stop doing printmaking & photography, but I’ve decided that 2014 will include a…”
Read the rest of “Drawing and various other plans for 2014”…