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Recent Drawings and News! (Of the BBC Variety).
Earlier this month the BBC News website published a short piece on the Portrait Artist in Residence project for Haematology Cancer Care Charity at UCLH. The BBC had visited the Cancer Centre a few weeks before to film for a … Continue reading
Posted in Drawing, film, Media, News, Portrait drawings, Time-lapse, Uncategorized
Tagged arts, BBC, documentary, drawing, film, HCC, Health, Lifestyle, News, NHS, pencil, portrait, portraits, Time-lapse, UCLH
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A Quick Update and Major Life Changes
I thought I’d give a quick update to my rather overdue blog, quite a lot has happened since my last post and although I’ve been posting new work on Facebook and Twitter, my WordPress has been slightly neglected. For those … Continue reading
Posted in Drawing, Life Drawings, Painting, Photography, Portrait drawings, Still Life, Uncategorized
Tagged drawing, nude, painting, portrait, portraits, students
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A Short Film by Katie Taylor and my Goldfish on YouTube!
Earlier this year I was asked if I would mind being filmed for a short documentary film by Katie Taylor, who is studying Film, Television and Digital Production at Royal Holloway, University of London. Katie needed a subject for her … Continue reading
Posted in Drawing, film, Portrait drawings, Uncategorized
Tagged art, documentary, drawing, Emily Davidson-Brett, Katie Taylor, pencil, portrait, RHUL, Royal Holloway, short film, The Bays
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An Overdue Blog Post with lots of Pictures!
It’s becoming customary for me to start each blog post with “it’s been a while since I posted” and this time is no exception! So here’s a quick summary of what I’ve been up to with pencil and paintbrush … Continue reading
Posted in Drawing, Life Drawings, Painting, Portrait drawings, Portrait Paintings, Still Life
Tagged art, colour pencil, Cracken Edge, drawing, female nude, HCC, life drawing, NHS, nude, oil on canvas, painting, paintings and drawings, pencil, pencil on paper, portrait, still life, UCLH, University College Hospital
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Summer Salon exhibition at Candid Arts
I’m very pleased to be exhibiting five pieces of my work at the Summer Salon exhibition opening this week at the Candid Arts Trust in Angel Islington. The exhibition is open from Friday 1st to Sunday 10th July, 12-6pm and … Continue reading
Posted in Drawing, Exhibitions, Painting, Portrait drawings, Portrait Paintings, Still Life
Tagged art, Candid Arts, colour pencil, drawing, exhibition, oil on canvas, painting, portrait, Summer Salon
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A Post Before Christmas, New Work and News
It’s been a while since my last post and with Christmas almost here I thought I’d update my blog with recent work and take the opportunity to wish everyone a Merry Xmas, Bon Noel, Buon Natale, Happy Holidays etc and … Continue reading
Posted in Drawing, Painting, Portrait drawings, Portrait Paintings, Still Life, Uncategorized
Tagged art, Bon Noel, Buon Natale, Christmas, colour pencil, drawing, LALU, oil on canvas, painting, paintings and drawings, pencil on paper, portrait, still life, UCLH, University College Hospital
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Watercolours and Working from Life.
A couple of months ago I was given a really great little watercolour set, small enough to fit nicely with my other materials into the bag I carry around with me everywhere. Watercolours have never been something that I’ve used … Continue reading
Portrait Artist in Residence, One Year On.
It’s been a year since I began working on a project as portrait artist in residence at the MacMillan Cancer Centre, University College London Hospital. The project is organised and run by the Leukaemia and Lymphoma Unit (LALU) charity at … Continue reading
Posted in Drawing, Portrait drawings
Tagged art, artist in residence, drawing, MacMillan Cancer Centre, NHS, portrait, UCLH
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Painting, painting, painting!
I normally publish a new page on my blog when I complete a painting but a combination of being very busy and having several paintings in progress led me to wait for a little longer and publish three new paintings … Continue reading
Posted in Drawing, Laminates, Painting, Portrait Paintings, Still Life
Tagged ammonite, art, colour, crystals, drawing, flowers, garden, Lewis, oil on canvas, painting, portrait, red, self portrait, shirt, still life, sunlight, yellow
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“The Reflecting Eye” Exhibition Closed, ULU Still Life and 2014’s First Drawings!
The Reflecting Eye exhibition finished with a lively closing night party on the 23rd Jan, thanks to everyone who joined us and to all the musicians who gave us some great live performances to see the exhibition off with a … Continue reading
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