Giraffe, no giraffe (2016) mixed media on paper
Giraffe, no giraffe is a frottage followed by collage using marbled paper & tracing paper.
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Giraffe, no giraffe: mixed media
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Sunset over the UK: mixed media
Sunset over the UK, is an experimental mixed media work first I painted the sky with acrylic paint then I applied an image transfer of the UK and Eire from space and finally I made some changes using an iPad app.
Sunset over the UK (2016) mixed media
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Coral on the sea floor: mixed media
This work, Coral on the sea floor, is an acrylic painting on canvas board then I applied an image transfer for an additional textured layer.
Coral on the sea floor (2016) mixed media on canvas board
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Turtle on the sea floor: mixed media
This work, Turtle on the sea floor, was built up in layers, firstly I created an acrylic painting and then I applied an image transfer on top that was printed on a transparency film using an inkjet printer.
Turtle on the sea floor (2016) mixed media on paper
Autumn: mixed media
These two works both include frottage, rubbings taken with graphite, including a Virginia creeper leaf and wood, to help depict abstract Autumn images.
Hidden landscape (2016) mixed media on paper
Autumn leaf (2016) graphite on paper
On the sea floor: mixed media
This mixed media work was created by painting first then I used frottage – taking rubbings from shells, bark and also mesh – to produce this multi-layered and textured work.
On the sea floor (2016) mixed media on paper
View from the island: painting (now finished)
This painting (now finished) is inspired by my visit last summer to a beautiful, small island near Korcula that gave amazing views of mainland Croatia. The painting includes a series of glazes.
View from the island, (2016) acrylic on board, 42cm x 59cm
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Experiments: expressive drawing
Cove no. 3 (2016), acrylic paint on paper, 29.7cm x 42cm
Cove no. 2 (2016), acrylic paint and charcoal on paper, 29.7cm x 42cm
Cove (2016), charcoal, chalk and ink on paper, 29.7cm x 42cm
Following a recent visit to Cornwall, these art works focus on expressive drawing and are abstract landscapes inspired by the remote beaches, coves and cliffs on the north coast. The three mixed media art works are on paper (29.7cm x 42cm).
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More than brushstrokes: art show
Landing Gallery
The More than brushstrokes art show is the grand finale of the fabulous Advanced Painting Practice course that I’ve been taking at Morley College. Two of my paintings are part of the show as well as art works by other students. The show starts on 23rd March and finishes on 28th April.
Venue: Landing Gallery, Morley College, 61 Westminster Bridge Road, London SE1 7HT. Times: College opening hours. Please come along and enjoy the show!
“Reedbeds at sunset” oil on canvas, Landing Gallery
“The estuary” oil on canvas, Landing Gallery
Nebula: oil painting
This painting, “Nebula” that is just finished, was inspired by my interest in the Universe that our planet is a very small part of and this work is my depiction of the Orion Nebula.
Nebula (2016) oil on canvas, 60cm x 60cm (finished)
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