Many of the works featured in my earlier posts have been large, sometimes up to A0 in size, but this selection is of some smaller pieces. I was recently in touch with a gallery which only stocks smaller pieces as they have found many customers do not always have the space (or the budget!) for… Continue reading Smaller works
Author: katyjones68
Layer upon layer
This week I have been revisiting a technique I haven’t used in a while, which I call layering. I chanced upon an earlier print of the Red Comma Butterfly, similar to one I submitted to the Royal Academy in 1995 and it inspired me to attempt a new work with the same technique. Essentially one… Continue reading Layer upon layer
Hidden ramblings
I can normally remember every single piece of work I have created (admittedly with the help of my numerous sketchbooks!), but today I chanced upon something that I had completely forgotten. On the backs of three paintings I have selected for this year’s Open Studios, were some jottings; my thoughts on what was happening at… Continue reading Hidden ramblings
‘Fantasy art’
These are experimental works, involving a technique I haven’t used for a while. Working on layout paper which can be very frail, I daubed splodges of watercolour, which were then left to find their own path. The form that the paint took inspired the subject matter, which I then defined and refined with a stick… Continue reading ‘Fantasy art’
Pigeons and paths
I know many people hate pigeons but I find them rather beautiful; their colours, their sheen, some are almost iridescent. I keep notebooks on my windowsill so I can sketch on impulsive and this particular sketch was originally done with biro – despite the fact that biros are rather frowned upon in some art circles.… Continue reading Pigeons and paths
Missing work
I’ve been in a reflective mood this week remembering, with fondness and admittedly an element of sadness, my time as a teacher. Conversations with old friends and acquaintances have no doubt triggered these thoughts, igniting memories of my 30 years in the classroom, teaching young and old in group classes and private sessions. There is… Continue reading Missing work
Pictures for an exhibition
Spring has definitely sprung and with it the exhibition season has started. I am thrilled that I have been selected to appear in Norwich’s Spring Art Show and this week I have been choosing works to feature, along with a curator friend. It is an interesting exercise, enabling me to reflect different styles and subject… Continue reading Pictures for an exhibition
Diana Lamb 