Painted Pages and Fine Details
Gestural brushstrokes in ink and fluid acrylic As shown in a previous post, I start the layers in these pages with big gestural brush marks. Creating shapes and movements which build layer by layer. When working on cradled board in my studio, in recent years my...
Gathering Inspiration
Twisted tree trunks and branches – pencil on paper It is impossible to capture every detail of a landscape in a sketch. Whether drawing from harbour walls, a panoramic landscape or seascape, or in this case the woodland interior, I can only respond to a fraction...
Woodland Accordion Book
In late winter and maybe two months into our longest lockdown, I finished my first Woodland Accordion Book. I don’t finish sketchbooks very often, mainly because I have so many on the go at once. I go from one to the other depending on the subject, materials and scale...
Tabletop Studio
First inky layers on gessoed pages I am very lucky to have a studio away from home where I can create larger pieces and make as much mess. One thing though – it is freezing in winter. So, it was not too much of a sacrifice to work from home during the months of...
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