Not infront of the children
Discussing the subject matter of the painting with the person who has to live with it is always hugely important. I always ask questions to… Read More »Not infront of the children
Jackie Adshead
I've been an artist all of my life, and my paintings now hang on walls in Europe, USA and Canada. I'm working on getting them on the other continents! My wide range of artwork has been exhibited nearer to home in the East Midlands, with the Guild of Erotic Artists at Beaumont Hall Studios in Hertfordshire, and at "Erotica", Olympia, London. I have also been featured alongside my work in the Guild of Erotic Artists book (volume 2). I love to create dramatic interest in my pictures, whether it’s to paint an unusual landscape, or just to utilise dramatic lighting in my figure drawings or strong colour in my animal portraits. Delighting in the spontaneous tendencies of watercolour adds an interesting and distinctive look to my paintings, some of which are purposefully ambiguous, enabling the viewer to use their own interpretation of my artwork. I also love to hide images, and humour within my paintings, whether it’s a secret message, or an erotic couple hidden within a landscape, or even an erotic landscape where the couple are camouflaged as the features of the land itself. I am equally happy painting in oils, acrylics or watercolours and love to draw with pencil or ink. I have also developed the very effective method of drawing using white pencil on black card which creates dramatic pictures by just picking out where the light catches the body and leaving the rest of the image to the imagination, in darkness. I can also utilise many different styles, whether it is realistic, abstract, surrealistic, erotic, fantasy or camouflage art where something is hidden within the painting. I'm just passionate about my art, whatever I paint! But, it doesn't matter how many landscapes or pet portraits I paint, its always the erotic stuff that people are interested in! I started blogging to share some of the strange conversations I have with the people I meet. But its evolved into far more than that now.
The Artists House
When my new friend the muse visited my house over Christmas, she wasn’t sure what to expect she informed me after the visit. She hasn’t known… Read More »The Artists House
The end of this year
I knew at the beginning of the year that it was going to be a difficult one. I didn’t know at the time that it… Read More »The end of this year
I’d almost forgotten
My Christmas was good, as good as I’d hoped for. Quiet on the day itself, which is what my man and I had wanted as… Read More »I’d almost forgotten
Good cheer, eventually
It’s funny (and not in a good way) having a funeral so close to Christmas. Two days before Christmas and most people are doing the… Read More »Good cheer, eventually
Love accepted
It’s a reflective time, and certainly a strange one. People are wishing me a Happy Christmas full of good cheer and bonhomie and all I can… Read More »Love accepted
Musical goodbyes from the heart
I’ve been to a lot of funerals. Too many of them, for sure. But part of life is dealing with death. I haven’t arranged many funerals though… Read More »Musical goodbyes from the heart
End of an era
Today’s the day my Mum died. It’s been a big year. And now this. I’ll talk some more about my Mum. But not today.
Conversation stoppers and starters
The invite was for lunch, and we gladly accepted. I knew she did a proper Sunday lunch regularly for her extended family, and was greatly touched… Read More »Conversation stoppers and starters
Completed
Today the house that I’ve been renting for the last three months, finally, belongs to me. Paid for. Completed. Now I can start to put… Read More »Completed
All white on the home front
The world continues to be a winter wonderland – I’ve never seen such beautiful hoar frost, covering all the twigs and foliage alike. The other… Read More »All white on the home front
Universal flow
As it’s been a while since I did a proper painting, one from start to finish, with all the thought process’s that are involved with it,… Read More »Universal flow
Pull it all together then!
I’ve been struggling for a while to think what image I want for my Christmas cards this year. In previous years I’ve done tigers, a… Read More »Pull it all together then!
Passing on the creativity
My mate the erotic writer Lucy Felthouse came over the other night for a drink and a chat, and I know most “business” meetings are boring – but ours… Read More »Passing on the creativity
Be – mused
Sometimes you build things up in your head. And when you get the chance to check them out properly, they aren’t what you expected. The… Read More »Be – mused