self-portrait shadow this morning winter sun on my back listening to the river
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landscape self-portrait
Tag: landscape
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hope and art, 3
A thread of thought today, about an artist who connects imagination with hope: The photographer Janelle Lynch has recently made a series of photographs called Another way of Looking at Love, photographs that I saw at the Prix Pictet ‘hope’ exhibition. The photographs are displayed as large format colour prints portraying plant communities. The pictures […]
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a very short video exploration today
Today’s post is just a signpost to my large tree drawings, which I did around this time last year: Have a look at my tree drawings projects page if you’d like to see more.
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waterboatmen
A tiny video clip today. Pond skaters. Very fun. Totally mesmerising. Downstream of a footbridge in a place where I walk. I don’t know why they congregate there, but they are the main reason why I congregate there… There is something completely wonderful about pond skaters – these creatures actually skate on the surface tension […]
Doing some work on my large drawing today, the one based on ripples in water. I’ve added egg tempera paint, made with egg yolk, pigment and water – a most magical substance with a beautiful surface and shine. Just mixing it is such a pleasure!
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sprouting
Sprouting acorn, seen woods growing on Pentremawr Colliery site, 2 days ago.
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ripples
Imagining today the things that we do – rippling outwards in intersecting circles. A video that I made yesterday, walking out in the rain:
Making maquettes of scroll forms in watercolour this evening – working from memories of making the short film yesterday.
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and looking down…
And on the mountain – at Garn Goch near Ammanford. Looking down.
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