Surfacing
June 21, 2020
Tag: Collage
Collage on panel
May 16, 2016
“Big sky and windmill” 10″ x 8″ Acrylics, Inks, found collage materials (for the foreground) on acrylic canvas board. Close up: This is very much a bit of whimsy. I will not be posting on here for a few weeks, as I’m going to be in South Africa soon for a short holiday, visiting friends … More Collage on panel
Collage on paper
May 12, 2016
“Field study” 15 ½” 10 ½” Acrylics, inks, found objects (threads), aluminium foil and gels on acrylic paper. Close ups of texture: The rape seed fields are now turning a glorious golden / electric yellow – I took this picture whilst out on my own last week, when I went to go and find some … More Collage on paper
Collage on panel
May 10, 2016
“Hot – study” “10” x 8″ Inks, glitter, found items for texture, pebeo fantasy prisme paints (for the round ‘stones’ in the foreground) on acrylic canvas board. Photos to show texture:
Driftwood
June 5, 2015
“Driftwood” 51cm x 41cm x 2cm 20″ x 16″ x 3/4″ (approx) This is a heavily textured piece and a lot of reworking went into its creation. There are many layers of material that I have sculpted. The layers were made from caulk, modelling paste, fabric, threads (metallic and cotton), sand and paint. I used … More Driftwood
New mixed-media painting
June 2, 2015
“Field” Substrate of acrylics and metallic paints, collage scraps of silk fabric; overlayed with oils, various nail varnishes, glitter – on stretched box style canvas 10″ x 8″ x 1½” 26cm x 21cm x 4cm Natural light
Some News and a little painting
April 8, 2015
My phone made a bleep at around midnight last night and of course I was awake, so had to check it. The message was from a gallery in New York who wanted to know if I would be interested in exploring representation through them. I am not going to break out the champagne just yet … More Some News and a little painting
New painting
March 20, 2015
Been having something of a hiatus of late … too boring to go into the reasons why. Anyway, I got stuck into the oils AND acrylics today and the result is this one: “View from Seletwane, Drakensberg” 30cm x 30cm x 3.5cm deep Acrylics and oils combined (yes, they do mix) Silk fabric scraps … More New painting
More art from club duvet
February 8, 2015
Well I started some lickle pieces this weekend … And these are the results of some of them: “The Old Barn” Acrylics, collage, pre-treated silk fabric, metallic painted silk fabric scraps, glue and paper on stretched canvas – gallery wrap style. 11 ¾” x 11¾” x 1½” “Hedgerow and cloud” Acrylics, collage, … More More art from club duvet
New work
January 14, 2015
“Summer Norwich Cathedral” 21cm x 26cm x 4cm deep
Marketing of art and ascribing value to a piece
April 22, 2014
All things are relative. That’s the first point of reference, I find, when it comes to putting a price to a piece of art. It ISN’T about supply and demand either, as many marketers would have you believe. It’s about concept and connections. Many pieces of mediocre art are sold at astronomical prices because the … More Marketing of art and ascribing value to a piece
New work – April
April 12, 2014
‘Windy day at Caister-on-Sea, Norfolk’ Acrylics, collage (silk material), effect paints on stretched canvas. 24″ x 18″ Some close ups to show textural detail:
