Barbara Walker exhibition
Barbara Walker, MBE, RA is: a British artist based in Birmingham in the UK. Her work is informed by the social, political and cultural realities that affect her life and…
The Jurassic Coast
The Jurassic Coast is about 95 miles long and stretches from Old Harry Rocks in the east, in Dorset, to Exmouth in the west, in Devon. Along the way it…
Exhibitionism
Is a picture a piece of art if no-one ever sees it? I think it is, actually, but it’s a sad and lonely piece of art that is not being…
The Pencils I Use
Having rambled at some length last week about why I use pencils almost exclusively for my art, I thought perhaps this week I’d ramble about which pencils I use. This…
Silverpoint
I’ve been dabbling a little with silverpoint. This is what it says: drawing with a silver wire. The paper must be prepared with gesso first. The technique differed from pencil…