Tag: royal academy

Under Pressure

I’ve had a run of ill-health recently with bronchitis, shingles and then hospitalised with low sodium and high blood pressure. It has left me feeling very tired and, unusually for me, unable to draw for a while. But happily I have started drawing again now and, in my habit of being inspired by my immediate… Continue reading Under Pressure

Housebound

I’ve been housebound a lot this month, a combination of poor health and bad weather. Asthma has sapped my energy so I have been sketching a lot and revisiting past work, rather than undertaking new large pieces which can be physically quite draining. Staying indoors does not limit my subject matter though; I continue to… Continue reading Housebound

Horses and humans

I have just come back from a day of drawing horses in the grounds of the Munnings Museum in Dedham. Munnings was President of the Royal Academy from 1944-1949 but his views on modern art, particularly Picasso, has made him a controversial figure to many artists including, admittedly, me for a period. But I have… Continue reading Horses and humans

Layer upon layer

Large Red Copper (1995) Layered print with shellac and tissue paper

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