Bric a Brac

These are the start of my new project...a follow on from Bert. The vase was from a car boot sale, the copper pipe from my son in laws garage and the balti dish from a junk shop. I got the copper pipe riveted onto the balti dish as I haven't the equipment to do it myself. I have had a really enjoyable day turning this junk into a soon to be treasured piece of artwork. Lets hope the finished piece turns out as the image I have in my head.I have also bought myself 12.5kg of air dryed clay which I intend to sculpture as part of this piece.

A Different Way of Illustrating

Went to see Louise Gardiner's work at Quarry Bank Mill in Style today. She had some lovely pieces of work, I particularly liked her illustrative work. The very decorative pieces were very accomplished embroidery but were too complicated for my liking. I like work to have a sense of fun which I think these two images have.
Lousie's sketchbook was beautiful and very spontaneous. The exhibition finishes 10th Sept but she has her work on http://www.lougardiner.co.uk

Gold at the AOI Images 35 Awards

At the Association of Illustrators Images 35 Awards evening I received the Gold award in the Advertising category for my image "Spring Family Concert". The event was very well attended and was held at the Bankside Gallery

Spring Family Concert

The exhibition is well worth visiting as there is a great selection of works from some of my favourite illustrators such as Matthew Richardson, Andy Potts and Gary Parsons. In the New Talent category I really loved Christopher Knight's image "A Blue Day".

Bert

We now have a new member to the family his name is Bert. He is made out of part of a drain spout, I am going to put a fern in his head and screw him to the wall.

Family

My daughter Sarah asked me for a poster type picture to go on her wall. I rummaged through my collection of photos and came up with this. It Looks quite good in a white mount and black frame.

Illustration Friday - Soaked

When I saw the topic soaked I knew I had suitable illustration in my file. I produced this about a year ago just for fun.

Jaume Plensa

A wonderful exhibition in wonderful surroundings with a special friend is the best way to spend your Friday.

It has been a long time since I felt so moved to tears by an exhibition.

I could upload so many of my photos but I strongly advise anybody who reads this blog to visit the exhibition, it finishes 25th September

Jaume Plensa Yorkshire Sculpture Park

These are just a few of my photographs.

This work has stillness, silence and serenity, which evokes a spiritual, almost religious, atmosphere and the beautiful, highly marked alabaster appears to glow from within. (this quote is taken from the YSP exhibition guide)

Plensa describes these figures as 'fat angels': suspended from the gallery walls, they are fixed and constrained by their heavy human bodies. (this quote is taken from the YSP exhibition guide)