Here’s the second of my ‘things on a plate’ series – “Chilli’s on a Plate”. I particularly like this ‘ birds eye view ‘ way of working. It means placing the still life on a table lower than the one I’m working on so that I can see an angle downwards. It really helps the composition be a little more dynamic.
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Frances Hatch
Earlier in the year we were down in Bridport, Dorset and went to the wonderful Bridport Arts Center (amazing cafe, highly recommended) and we also happened to catch the exhibition by Frances Hatch which I’d like to share here as her way of working is so inspiring. With a long career as a plein-air painter, […]
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Cryséde
I’ve been investigating the work of the Cryséde textile design studio since seeing it in the Penlee Museum last year. Alec Walker and his wife Kay Earle established Cryséde in Newlyn in the 1920’s, moving then to St Ives and finally, in the 1940s and 50s to Hayle. Self-taught artist Walker designed the patterns which […]
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Embroidered Birds
Last month I got the itch to do some textile art, helped on greatly by ‘stitch of the month’ generated by a group I go to. I think because the first two stitches reminded me of feathers, I decided that I’d make the beginnings of a stitched fabric bird book. The first stitch (top) is […]
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Ono Chikkyo
Back in 2024 we took a trip to Japan where I discovered not only a whole non-European approach to thinking about and making art, but also this specific artist; Ono Chikkyo. He was a important 20th-century Japanese painter known for his refined nihonga (traditional Japanese-style painting) landscapes. This style was known for balancing realism and […]
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