Life versus Art
10 Great Printmakers to follow on Twitter [& examples of their work]
Friday, 05 June 2009 00:00
Twitter is home to some wonderfully talented Printmakers. Ive gathered together some of my favourites here alongside examples of their work. Im finding new interesting people all the time so will probably put another list together soon. They are in no particular order. Enjoy.
Keeping your Creative Flame burning
Monday, 06 April 2009 00:00
With everyday life bearing down on you it's difficult to keep your creative flame burning. Work, kids and general reality all conspire to eat up every last second of your time and cloud your thought processes, reducing your creative brain to mush. Here are a few thoughts to help you cling on to your creativity.
Artwork evolution - coffee zombie
Tuesday, 10 March 2009 00:00
The inspiration for this print came from the fact that, with a small baby waking up in the night, my partner and I only managed to function by drinking a cafetierre of industrial strength extreme coffee before crawling out of bed.
Artists Sketchbooks - 10 tips for creativity
Tuesday, 24 February 2009 00:00
Most Artists use sketchbooks as a means of recording an idea, object or place. However, getting the best use out of your sketchbook is about way more than having a pretty book with a nice picture on every page. Here's how to get low down and dirty with your sketchbook to squeeze more creativity out of it.
Affordable Art - Top 10 tips
Monday, 09 February 2009 01:01
The artworld defines "affordable art" as anything selling at less than £5000. This definition of "affordable" may be a little ridiculous for most people. Even "affordable Art" fairs are out of the reach of many people. I define "affordable art" more realistically as something you can afford without having to take out a second mortgage or sell your car and/or children.
Sketchbooks to screen print - Computers in the printmaking process
Monday, 02 February 2009 00:00
My work as an artist printmaker usually involves a process which moves from my initial sketchbook images through computer digital manipulation, output at a plan printing shop and the end print being lovingly individually hand screen printed. I thought it might be useful to outline my process.
This article outlines the process surrounding my print "Blizzard Crows"
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