But I’m calling this Spring. It’s from a photo of my white camellia that turns brown at the first hint of rain. Again on 8″ x 10″ canvas board with a gloss priming layer, a wash of bright green with … Continue reading Totally Fungible #2
If you’ve taken a glance at the sudden enthusiastic endorsement of NFTs (non fungible tokens) among some artists and found it hurt your brain, you’re not alone. David Hockney, that long standing early adopter of new tech, said of it, … Continue reading Totally Fungible
Zaha Hadid: even more than her buildings, it’s her mind that left its mark Changsha Meixihu Culture and Arts Centre, in Hunan province, China. Designed by Zaha Hadid Architects in 2019. Jason_x.j / Shutterstock.com Lakshmi Priya Rajendran, Anglia Ruskin University In the five years since Zaha Hadid’s passing, much has been written about the glorious and towering legacy the fabled British-Iraqi architect left behind. Thinking about what she started, though, is more instructive. Born in Baghdad, Iraq in 1950, Hadid – aka the Queen of Curve – fundamentally altered the contours of modern architecture and design. She shattered gender stereotypes … Continue reading Zaha Hadid – an extraordinary architect
Vision, the artist’s and the viewer’s, has been central to the production and appreciation of physical art. The mechanics of visions though, and their influence on perception are a subtext that is rarely addressed. This article reviews seven of the … Continue reading Seven Strange Quirks Of Human Vision
I’ve used the last of the squint-eye sized boards* so now I am onto a slightly more manageable 16 x 9. This is a view slightly to the north of the previous scene. Again I’ve prepped the surface with acrylic … Continue reading Adur landscape #2
Over time, I’ve come to realise two things. First my close vision isn’t up to small scale, it has me cross-eyed and visually furred up; and second, I’m less keen on canvas board than I was. Put together with my … Continue reading Landscape – using up canvas board
When your new soft pastels arrive you have to take them out for a spin. I chose a photo of two of my cats just outside the studio where one was sitting in a box and the other lurking in … Continue reading ‘Watch Cat’
I think this is the last day, but then several people have turned up now so it’s the first day for them, assuming it’s possible to upload an image. Anyway, this is technically if not actually my last and I’ve … Continue reading MoMA Drawing a Day Challenge – Day 7
Something odd has happened at the MoMA site, assuming there’s nothing odd about being the only one posting anything and talking to yourself there for a week. This new odd is first the site has stopped permitting contractions, the ‘it’s’, … Continue reading MoMA Drawing a Day Challenge: Day 6
In the spirit of Mastermind, I’ve started so I’ll finish. Today it’s a courgette which followed two disastrous apples. Let’s be kind and call it stylised. If this exercise has achieved anything, it’s the confirmation that A5 scale is really … Continue reading MoMA Drawing a Day challenge – Day 5
