Visual & Written Communication
I'm always interested in the quick watercolour sketches that people produce and often envy their ability to produce loose, quick and good looking paintings with seeming ease. I struggle with that. Often, my paintings start loose, and then I load them up with detail as it goes on. Perhaps I don't work wet enough on... Continue Reading →
During Christmas 2024 I received a 48-set of Aedaga acrylic pens. I hadn't used pens like them before, the closest being the waterbrush pens I bought earlier that year. Not being familiar with them I wasn't sure how to use them or what to draw with them. So I ended up doing a quick test... Continue Reading →
I've recently continued my journey of watercolour painting after being inspired by the art of French Impressionist Adolphe Valette. The odd thing is that Valette was traditionally an oil painter. He dabbled in watercolours but my inspiration came from his oil paintings of industrial Manchester. India House, Manchester - Adolphe Valette. Credit: Manchester Art Gallery... Continue Reading →
I recently visited the above named exhibition at the Royal Academy of the Arts and would recommend anyone with an interest in art to do so. The exhibition mainly features drawings by Michelangelo and Leonardo Da Vinci, with Raphael taking more of a back seat. A few other artists are shown who, by producing copies... Continue Reading →
Sharing my experience of making Halloween costumes for the first time!
A short, personal view on the Royal Academy of Arts' In the Eye of the Storm: Modernism in Ukraine, 1900-1930s exhibition.
'New Moon' and 'Full Moon' are two minimalist acrylic paintings I have recently produced...
Reflecting on my use of Artificial Intelligence and how it could impact the recording of local history in the future. Also exploring our joint responsibility to show this time period as it is and not how we wish it to be.
I explore a new way of measuring the overall quality of a restaurant, pub, bar or other eatery - the Toilet Treatment Measure! Also, why are hand dryers often so poor?
A rambling post that considers the meaning of life through a crab apple tree and spirals down a rabbit hole of nonsensical thoughts.
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