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Archive for February, 2013

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Duccio

Duccio

It’s that blue sky that grabs me. Blueredgold


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Giotto

Giotto

This painting is just so alive….. It will be up on the studio wall


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Double canvas

Double canvas

The start of a double canvas. This has a great deal of work required to make it work. At least the gold leaf is on


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Drawing

Drawing

A small drawing playing with scale. Making reference to Giotto’s deep blue skys


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Gold

Gold

Gold leaf…. Waiting to dry… Looking scruffy at this point


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The very start

The very start

Made a complete mess of this canvas ….. Twice. At least it has some scars to give it some history


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One of the new paintings

One of the new paintings

Just not coming together at all


A really difficult day in the studio…… Nothing worked a all


A bit OCD

A bit OCD


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The studio


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Another app drawing


Trying to be a modern man

Playing with apps

Playing with apps


One of my simple woodcuts made for my 4th yr class

One of my simple woodcuts made for my 4th yr class


My students visiting Emma Rodgers and having the most inspirational workshop

My students visiting Emma Rodgers and having the most inspirational workshop


This one is finished now, I like this for some reason…. I suppose it relates back to my early years of trying to paint and finding artists such as lanyon

Changed a fair bit... But for the better

Changed a fair bit… But for the better


More inspiration

I really love work... I think I feel a print coming on

I really love work… I think I feel a print coming on