Well, as the year winds to an end, I find myself taking stock of what I’ve managed to achieve the last year, which has been my most productive probably since my college days. Once again during October, I took part in Inktober, the yearly drawing challenge based around ink based…
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The first go at creating this picture was started around 1996. I got well into a piece on board, roughly A2 size that I ended up leaving and trashing around the 2000 mark. I don’t have photos of it to share, which is a shame as I was quite fond…
I’ve spent the last month and a bit focusing on finishing some unfinished works. My ways of working have evolved a lot since I started getting back into art work in 2016. These paintings were begun in 2018, developed in a manner that later warped into my way of working…
For a number of years I’ve been spotting Inktober work being shared across my various social media. I always fancied trying to join in at some point, but year after year I’ve not got myself in a position to do it. This year however, was very different – I started…
Over the year I’ve been following the urge to work using pencils and inks, something I’ve not really done in anger for a long time. It has been a big old learning curve for me, and very labour-intensive. I’ve been training to improve my ability with pencils, along with developing…
The last few months I have been working on some newer digital based pieces, with a loose theme around Welsh religious fervour, hellfire and brimstone. These pieces marked a bit of a departure to the previous work as they have used additional steps to create the final piece. They also…
I’m pleased to be able to present the first of my new pieces, Rhossili Clown Girl. It’s painted on heavy watercolour paper with watercolours, ink and acrylic. The small scale of the piece appeals to me, I’ve always like small works and working small, despite going large at times. I…
It’s been a while but believe it, or not, things are actually happening. I’ve begun creating some smaller works the last couple of weeks. The Pumpkin Girls canvas has had a lot more done to it since the previous update, but I need a decent stint on it before I…