Two oak trees stand proud of the bracken, each bearing a nest box. These trees are in woodland on the edge of Greenham Common; I have drawn them from a different angle before (see Nestboxes). Ink on kaolin-coated board, 24 x 18″ Framed, black tray.
I found this lovely sunken lane by chance, as described in my Multistorey post. This is a view from the road itself, in the opposite direction looking downhill towards the vantage point in Multistorey. Ink on kaolin-coated board, 12 x 16″Framed, black tray.
Like Knave, Knoll is a section of the sunken part of Church Lane in Witley, Surrey. Ink on kaolin-coated board, 16 x 12″
This is based on Church Lane in Witley, near Godalming in Surrey. The road is a spectacular sunken lane or holloway that begins almost before it has left the substantial village. There is a footpath on the high ground to the left which also has…
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Every now and then I do a bit of relief printmaking. It’s generally single-block, one-colour work, although I have experimented with a “jigsaw” approach to colour and with colour blends on the roller (known as “ombre”). This series uses a blend of green, yellow and…
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An open exhibition is an exhibition that anyone can submit work for inclusion in (geographical limits are sometimes set). Entries are selected based on merit and appropriateness. The exhibition is usually high profile and often prestigious. Typically a charge is made for entry; this money…
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What is an Open Exhibition? Society of Graphic Fine Artists Open, Mall Galleries, London. 13 – 18 March 2023Three works: Hawthorn Reverie, Ground Level, Into the Light The Base Festival of Arts and Crafts, Greenham, Newbury. 1-16 April 2023One work: Palisade AppArt, Godalming, Surrey. 1…
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This is a “den” that stood in one of my local woods for what seems like (and probably was) years. I’m fairly sure that it got repaired more than once during the time I’ve known it, but it seems that Storm Eunice (in March 2022)…
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Multistorey is a drawing of Hartley Mauditt Lane in East Hampshire, from the vantage of a public footpath that runs alongside and above the sunken lane itself. The drawing is in Indian ink on a full Imperial size sheet of handmade Sunn Hemp paper. It…
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The hawthorn tree is in the top corner of a steeply sloped field, right next to a public footpath and the kissing gate that admits walkers. It’s a venerable tree, and I would guess, from its appearance and poistion, that it was once part of…
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