Category Archives: Art

Sculpture.

Posted on April 3, 2020 by

These are works made almost by accident from times when I was tidying up in the garden or on the phone; they are 3D doodles. The Couple. around 6ft of garden materials. Different photographs of the sculpture. Since being made … Continue reading →

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Ed.

Posted on March 30, 2020 by

My youngest son has the pleasure of my company as I take him to various lessons. He’s now at home, next to me doing his homework now… Mostly I’m designing on the laptop while he’s learning but sometimes I’ll start … Continue reading →

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Miles Davis Sketches.

Posted on March 27, 2020 by

Watching the documentary ‘Birth Of The Cool’ on the brilliant BBC Iplayer. I think I prefer biographies and autobiographies in print than in film form. The performances are still good though and the faces of the protagonists were mesmerising.The usual … Continue reading →

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B thinking: the sketches.

Posted on February 25, 2020 by

So, what do we have here, then? Some sketches form life, some colour tests, some studies and one of the points of inspiration, a Rembrandt self-portrait.

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Portrait of B thinking.

Posted on February 14, 2020 by

It’s taken a while. In the next few posts I’ll show how this work came to be. Portrait of B thinking. Oil on wood. 14.02.2020. 14″ square. See details. Some real up-close details and the palette.

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Red painting 3. The Mysteries.

Posted on January 31, 2020 by

The Mysteries. Oil on canvas. 90cm square.I think that’s pretty much it. The ideas behind this work were:• To make something on a very red ground after doing a few paintings on very blue backgrounds• To make a work that … Continue reading →

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The Red Painting 2. A work in progress.

Posted on January 24, 2020 by

Now, this painting is still not finished. It has no title and though it has themes, they have not completely coalesced. These images are what has happened so far, after each session. The model was painted from life. See the … Continue reading →

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