Self portrait
It was a hot day and I wanted to be outside relaxing in the fresh air, but I’ve always got to be doing something! I think that’s how many of us are nowadays. Sometimes you have to force yourself to … Read more ...
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“Drawing for beginners”
Beginners please
I started attending a “Drawing for Beginners” evening class at a local college. The 1st lesson wasn’t what I was expecting, but was really enjoyable because I was actually doing some drawing again. After completing the usual admin … Read more ...
Sketches of Spain
For a birthday my wife bought me a couple of lessons with an excellent local artist. He paints in watercolours and oils and sketches. I enjoyed these two lessons so much I had a further two.
Peter spends lots of … Read more ...
Our day at Kelvingrove Art Gallery
We visited Glasgow’s Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum where I shot some video on my iPhone, and when I got home, I edited it into a short film using iMovie.
As well as using iMovie on your iPhone, you … Read more ...
For Your Pleasure
Watch my video while listening to my poem, “For Your Pleasure”, written following an exhibition I went to by Vik Muniz at CAC Malaga, in Oct 2012.
The artist
Vik Muniz is a Brazilian artist who co-opted people, who live on a … Read more ...
The Morning After the Night Before
… Read more ...Lauren brought in 6 paintings to inspire. The one that “spoke” to me was “Rooms by the Sea” painted in 1951 by Edward Hopper. Who knows where the connections come from which our brains make? The light coming in through