A Critical Journal for Self Directed MA

  • Notes and Prevarication

    Notes and Prevarication

    I realised whilst sulking in bed that if I am to do this MA I have to make everything as easy as possible for myself or I will just make even more excuses (is that even possible?) not to do it. So it can’t just all be on the computer, it needs to be a…

  • Winter Drawing Workshop

    Winter Drawing Workshop

    Online drawing workshop with George Hounsom. Surprising amount of pressure to be ‘good’ even though no one is going to see except me. when I finally relaxed it was really good. Things to take away – using a view window to isolate sections of an image is really helpful (I need a thesaurus – too…

  • Show And Tell

    Show And Tell

    Show and Tell at the studio. Very positive comments about my quick drawing s of boats etc from when we were away. I must take this on board! Joe showed the paper he uses and gave me a few sheets to try. Never thought of using thin paper, I always thought thicker was better, but…

  • End of An Era

    End of An Era

    End of an era. Last weekend was the Totterdown Arts Trail and I have officially made it the last time that I will sell my Digital Bristol prints. They are currently in North Street Gallery until the end of January, and I have just put in an order to Pete for 10 more A4s just…

  • Totterdown Arts Trail

    Totterdown Arts Trail

    So I showed my first collection of small drawings at the Totterdown Arts Trail. More for me than for anyone else really. Lovley to see them on mass. They looked really different to how they have looked in a long line on the wall in my studio. Mixture of ones that I drew from ‘memory’…

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