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Madi Acharya-Baskerville creates mixed media sculptures using found objects and discarded ephemera to explore themes including environmental concerns, migration and exile and gender issues.  Our conversation took place at her studio in Oxford, which was full of neatly piled boxes […]

While working on my dissertation notes, I slid into reading a book by Charlotte Jansen – Girl on Girl, and came across an artist Izumi Miyazaki. Her work is based on taking self portraits which don’t represent herself. Miyazaki said […]

As part of my research into South Coast wetlands, I had a wonderful visit with marine biologist, Dr. Joanne Preston, at the University of Portsmouth’s Institute of Marine Sciences. I wanted to learn about her work to restore oyster populations […]

I had remembered what day it was but hadn’t expected to see evidence of it in the coffee shop at 9.00 am that morning. I noticed the ex-paratrooper first. He wasn’t in uniform but wore a black suit. A funeral […]

This was always going to happen and it will happen more frequently now. It is a nudge closer on the way to fully accepting that things will never be the same. I dont know why I was miffed, I guess […]

On several occasions I have had the works of Susan Hiller recommended to me to look at. On the surface, there isn’t a direct correlation between her works and my project, however the purposes of our works are in many […]

In my last tutorial, we discussed the more practical sides of my project – thinking about the funding, processes and materials that I need to complete the project, as well as the issues that I have had with my current […]

I know that I am not alone in feeling like COP26 was a complete COPout. In spite of the urgent need for direct climate action, global leaders have instead agreed to a pact that “does not achieve the global aspiration […]

Why green? was a question put by one of my peers towards my paintings. At first I thought nothing of it, but then, I realised that I myself want to know why green and what does green hide in different […]

I looked through my sketchbooks from Saturday and remembered the people I drew. I leave it a day to revisit my work. Paul Hogarth wouldn’t look at his drawings for three days after making them. A good practice, I think. […]

It’s nearly time for the upcoming Bishops Stortford Art Society Exhibition, we are setting up tomorrow morning and opening on Tuesday. This painting “A Whispered Promise” is now ready and prepped for the event, we hope to see some of […]

The latest online life drawing session run by Gary Long at the School of Painting, St Ives was a real treat! The model was dressed and posed in the style of some of Egon Schiele’s clothed models, a true privilege. Gary Long introduced me […]

Working in abstraction often makes meaning more difficult to explain in terms of its literal presentation, use of material, and the representation of ‘something’. These challenges, coupled with the limits of human perception, are fascinating and this project seeks to […]