What a difference sunshine makes
After the last few days of greyness, what a difference (to me at least!) the sunshine makes when it comes out. It’s not overly hot,… Read More »What a difference sunshine makes
July 2015
How weird is that
An ominous letter arrived from my bank today. I opened it, read it, and had absolutely no idea what it was about. It wasn’t trying to… Read More »How weird is that
Reproduction
About three weeks ago my friend Stuart Haywood (for whom I have done a number of drawings and a watercolour painting of him naked, and who hadn’t stripped off before… Read More »Reproduction
This is why I love Kent so much
For the fourth year running I’ve had a summer holiday in Kent and still it enthralls me… I’ve visited a lot of counties in this wonderful country, and… Read More »This is why I love Kent so much
This Is A Standard Post Example
In a professional context it often happens that private or corporate clients corder a publication to be made and presented with the actual content still not being ready. Think of a news blog that’s filled with content hourly on the day of going live. However, reviewers tend to be distracted by comprehensible content, say, a random text copied newspaper or the internet. The are to focus on the text, disregarding the layout and its elements. Besides, random text risks to be unintendedly humorous or offensive, an unacceptable risk in corporate environments.
Drawing with the whole body knowledge
Earlier today I needed to illustrate something to someone who I was teaching. It required me to pick up a white Conte pencil to make… Read More »Drawing with the whole body knowledge
Lancaster drawn………… out
Finally I got the text last week that he was ready to collect the artwork I had done for him. I must admit I was… Read More »Lancaster drawn………… out
This is the difference the music makes
Yesterday I made a comment on Facebook that I didn’t know whether to carry on with finishing off a painting I had almost completed but… Read More »This is the difference the music makes