Getting into the feel of the island by taking Buttercup the Beetle (that’s my car) on an exploration of the west coast here on mainland Shetland. I drove to the end of one of the roads and chanced upon Melby, […]
I’m writing in the middle of a brisk rain and wind episode that makes the waves outside my window look like they’re about to hop up and step in for tea. Yes, it’s January in Scalloway harbour on Shetland, so […]
Charcoal drawings from Shetland
They’ve suggested I resubmit my application for ACW funding. I don’t know, and yet I’ve thought of little else all week. There is fear, certainly. Will I be rejected again? The project needs a rethink and I’ve done it. I’ve […]
Getting quite established with the painting this week, with a couple of visits to the studio. Adding more definition and depth: I’ve put together an animation as well over on YouTube Exhibition news: I’m excited to announce that my work will […]
I bent down and picked up another… “Haven’t you got enough bloody twigs?” Asked my husband. “I haven’t got one like THIS!” I said as I straightened up with a groan. And there it is. I’m collecting twigs from the […]
This week other commitments have kept me away from my studio space, but I have updated my website. I need to put up images of my current work and take down some of the old projects, but I’m putting this […]
I was surrounded by some amazing colourful art over the weekend and it’s helped me feel more optimistic than I usually do at this rather drab, grey time of year. It also felt good to be out and about again, […]
The format of paintings displayed In today’s crit, some of the comments about the work were aimed on the format of the paintings, how they are displayed etc. One of the comments mentioned how the painting’s cropped format makes the […]
We arranged to stay with Elisa Vladilo, an Italian Artist working with public and community art and with a wide network of artist friends in Austria, Slovenia and Italy. She very kindly devised a packed three day schedule of artist […]
This Artwork Titled: Jack’s Cow is one of x12 Artworks at Marcus’s current Solo Art Exhibition; Fairy Stories for Lost Child Hoods at Mansfield Library Gallery. On until 25th Feb 2022. It’s inspired by the Fairy Story Jack and the […]
I’m currently awaiting the outcome of a DYCP grant application, and rejection fatigue is pretty endemic now. I can’t apply for the a-n bursary, because criteria, yet I don’t like to put all my eggs in one basket… To get […]
Work on poster, logo etc. Because our final year includes few challenges, one of them is the interim exhibition. The interim exhibition marks the middle of our journey in the final year of our studies at the university of Suffolk. […]
On until 19 Feb 2022. Images by Chelsea Van Zyl.
On my first visit to Plas Bodfa, my father insisted on giving me a lift, he wanted to go to Llangoed and see the village and the manor house too. As we drove up to the house, he pointed out […]
Karen Logan Frustrating day Finished new panel, ironed it and carefully pinned it into place, tried not to stretch the fabric while allowing it to find its fit. Result – still puckered and hanging oddly. The cloak is unwieldy and […]
Well, I will now confess that I was first a member in the late 60’s ! It seemed so grown up. There was a break as I had 3 children and moved around a lot, including back to N.Ireland and […]
