Studio Diary - April 2024
Am I a squirrel?
Though I might not look like one, I think I'm starting to behave like one!
I'm bouncing around the studio between paintings, somewhat like a squirrel leaping acrobatically among the trees.
Have you ever seen a squirrel looking as if it's not sure what to do next?
I don't think I have.
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Box It Up Collage - Work in Progress
I am a collector of interesting packaging - not just for printmaking, but sometimes I just can't go past the structure offered by an unusual box! Everything gets vetted before it goes in the recycle bin....
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Studio Diary - March 2024
Where do all the words go when I'm painting?
I think a lot.
And more often than not those thoughts wander around in my brain as words.
When I'm in the studio, thinking about what comes next in my process, or the merits of one colour over another, or my next texture for the gel plate, these ideas are always formulated in my mind with words.
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Blue Dreaming - Work in Progress
My latest work on paper began with a cool colour palette, which I eventually added to with a few warmer colours. This was an interesting sketch as I found several learnings to take away from it.
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Art VLOG - Lotsa Layers
This Vlog is all about gelli printing onto larger sheets of paper and building up layers to create papers for collage.
When I'm looking for papers for collage I love to discover structure within the layers of paint and print, and the stripes created by removing excess paint from the roller onto a 'dump' sheet make a great starting point.
I returned to my weeds for this video and took impressions from them in a couple of different ways.
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Studio Diary - February 2024
I always feel totally clueless........ in the beginning. But it's really the best way to feel at the start of a painting. And for me, the only way to feel when I'm staring at a blank canvas.
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