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Fresh off the Press 2013
New Work by Members of Mary Gillette's Tamar Print Workshop
9th February - 14th March
Private View 8th February, 7pm - 9pm
Limekiln Gallery, Calstock
More details at http://www.limekilngallery.com
Posted @ 20:44:08 on 27 January 2013 back to top
Looking forward to some printmaking at Mary's next weekend, give etching and aquatint another whirl!
http://www.marygillett.com
Possible subjects for my next etchings:
Posted @ 23:16:23 on 18 January 2013 back to top
Not a poem, just some thoughts on everybody's disabilities.
...for the clouds
...for the stars
...for your dreams
...for gold
...to dance unsupported
...to be supported
...for the unreachable
...for understanding
...for your experiences
...another soul.
Reaching - the image is based on a dance photo with one of the Shallal dancers. At last I have got Photoshop Elements back!
An image I used earlier and played around with.
Posted @ 16:05:30 on 03 January 2013 back to top
Dartmoor Arts Drawing Weekend
What an inspiration! Thank you to both artists, Laurie Steen and Paul Thomas, for their excellent guidance.
Posted @ 17:20:09 on 01 November 2012 back to top
Dartmoor Arts Project
Drawing: Two Days,
Two Approaches with artists Paul Thomas and Laurie Steen
20 & 21 October
As part of the BIG DRAW event in October we are having a special weekend course with artist Paul Thomas (co-founder of the Jerwood Drawing Prize) who spoke at this year's summer school and artist Laurie Steen. Work with two exceptional artists over a weekend. Laurie will be exploring THE NATURE OF DRAWING: THE DRAWING OF NATURE and Paul Thomas A SUBJECTIVE DRAWING DAY. Meeting in Drewsteignton.
Dartmoor Arts Project
Veet Mill Farm
Crockernwell
Exeter
EX6 6NL
01647 281295
http://www.dartmoorarts.com
Posted @ 23:23:16 on 08 October 2012 back to top
Musings on ageing - are 'dreams more precious than gold'?
A summer spent walking - to no avail,
Changes, hopes, fears, desires, the inevitable,
Broken down communications, misunderstandings,
I have always worn purple,
Embarrassments of a sixteen year old,
Growing up - not wanting to grow up
Not wanting to grow old
Some of this summer's drawings.
Posted @ 21:40:40 on 12 September 2012 back to top
The performance of 'Eye of the Beholder' is getting closer. Here is a link to Echoes' Dance company. http://www.facebook.com/pages/Echoes-Dance-Co/169963869706756
The dance performance is inclusive! What a great concept.
To follow are a few more images taken from Andy's photos. 
Monotype suits this subject very well.
Dancers resting.
Leah seeing to her hair. Unfortunately she won't be part of the dance as she has moved.
Grace - which includes point work.
'How can anyone tell you that you're less than beautiful; how can anyone ever tell you that you're less than whole; how could anyone fail to notice that your loving is a miracle, how deeply you're are connected to my soul.'
Posted @ 18:04:43 on 17 July 2012 back to top
Finally made it to the studio for some more monoprinting. One day is not enough. It only gets you started and then you have to pack up again. Used the litho press again.
The images are taken, as before, from rehearsal photos by Andy Parker.
Brilliant image, need to work bigger with it.
As the the colours are overlayed, they can become slightly overworked.
This print I am quite pleased with. It is more spontaneous, larger in scale and altogether fresher. The colours are a little washed out in the photo. Not a bad day's work.
Posted @ 12:07:22 on 03 June 2012 back to top
Hopefully going for another weekend of printmaking. I have prepared some images from the dance rehearsal photos. The photos are great, nothing posed about them. Warts an' all.
The first image is from 'Flawless' which captures three dancers of different ages, all in the same haughty pose.
Ink drawing
Watercolour drawing
Watercolour and pastel drawings
I think a monotype will suit this image very well. Hope I remember how to use the offset press.
Posted @ 08:59:48 on 10 May 2012 back to top
Enjoying myself!
Heard of boys' toys? These obviously are women's toys!
Posted @ 10:31:33 on 28 April 2012 back to top
Two days of hard work, ink up to my elbows. Used the offset printing press to make monotypes, sometimes referred to as monoprints. Very exciting stuff, you can see the print growing layer by layer.
Black and white and colour print from collagraph plate. 'Judgement of the Eye'
The first monotype of 'Dancing Alone'. Built up in layers of colour.
'Judgement of the Eye' This time a monotype created as above print.
Becoming more confident with the technique.
'Supporting', an image I have used previously.
Posted @ 18:47:40 on 21 April 2012 back to top
I am looking forward to printing at Tamar Print Studio in Tavistock tomorrow for which I am currently preparing collagraph plates. The plates are for work I am doing with Echoes Dance Project, 'the eye of the beholder'.
Posted @ 21:08:21 on 16 April 2012 back to top
