Monday, 31 October 2011
Ashdown Autumn
I've been a bit remiss in posting work in progress recently. This is a picture I finished a couple of weeks ago. Oil on canvas, 24"x24".
Wednesday, 26 October 2011
Friday, 7 October 2011
Michael: SGFA exhibition
Last night, we went to the opening of the SGFA Exhibition at the Menier Gallery in London.
Found one of my prints in the window!
Fred Cuming, RA opened the exhibition.
Lots of good and inspiring drawings in exhibition. I was fascinated by this picture by Marie Blake: at first glance, we thought it was a watercolour, but closer inspection revealed that it was a linocut, slowly built up from about five carefully cut blocks, printed in pale thin colours.
And some excellent work by Myrtle Pizzey (sorry, I don't have a photo), and this print by Eric Gaskell.
Again, we were deceived: the detailed, close cutting made it look like wood engraving... but it's a linocut.
I liked this print by Shenac Rogerson, of one of my favourite places, Avebury.
There's some texture on the stones (which unfortunately doesn't show on this photo) which I think was created by spattering ink onto the plate before printing it.
The exhibition continues until Saturday 15 October, 2011.
Found one of my prints in the window!
Photos (C) William de Wilde
Fred Cuming, RA opened the exhibition.
Lots of good and inspiring drawings in exhibition. I was fascinated by this picture by Marie Blake: at first glance, we thought it was a watercolour, but closer inspection revealed that it was a linocut, slowly built up from about five carefully cut blocks, printed in pale thin colours.
And some excellent work by Myrtle Pizzey (sorry, I don't have a photo), and this print by Eric Gaskell.
Again, we were deceived: the detailed, close cutting made it look like wood engraving... but it's a linocut.
I liked this print by Shenac Rogerson, of one of my favourite places, Avebury.
There's some texture on the stones (which unfortunately doesn't show on this photo) which I think was created by spattering ink onto the plate before printing it.
The exhibition continues until Saturday 15 October, 2011.
Thursday, 6 October 2011
Sheri - exhibition
During October, I have a small collection of paintings on display at Oyster Fine Frames, Lingfield. The exhibition is a mixture of my landscape and portrait work, including many of the landscapes from my recent series of Ashdown Forest paintings. If you're in the area, do pop along!
Wednesday, 21 September 2011
Sheri - portrait in progress
It's great to be back painting after the summer break, and great to regain a little bit of 'me' after nine weeks of looking after the adorable Lottie - a complete joy, but even so! What is better? The whiff of baby sick or white spirit? I'm not sure.
I started a new portrait in the session before last, and had a chance to work on it some more last night. It's still very much not finished, but it's coming on - do excuse the lack of nose and mouth. It's oil on canvas, how wonderful to be working in oils again after so many months of acrylic painting.
Here's the painting after the first session:
I started a new portrait in the session before last, and had a chance to work on it some more last night. It's still very much not finished, but it's coming on - do excuse the lack of nose and mouth. It's oil on canvas, how wonderful to be working in oils again after so many months of acrylic painting.
Here's the painting after the first session:
...and after the second session, last night. The nose and mouth will come, I promise:
Friday, 16 September 2011
South East School of Art exhibition
Pictures from the South East School of Art exhibition, including work by Liz, Marina, and Michael, over here.
Thursday, 15 September 2011
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