Kingston School of Art, Kingston University, 5 August 2020. Kingston School of Art is an art school within Kingston University. It has four schools offering opportunities for students and staff to work together and to share ideas whether they are […]
https://www.refused.space/ This online showcase offers a glimpse of a diverse range of work of exceptional quality from University of Suffolk’s BA (Hons) Fine Art 2020 graduating students. Outcomes that are the result of the students’ hard work and willingness to challenge […]
This week’s selection features exhibitions and projects presented via online viewing rooms, social media and other online platforms, plus newly reopened physical spaces, including: Shape Open 2020 online exhibitions, Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair shifting online, Yorkshire Sculpture Park reopening with Portuguese artist Joana Vasconcelos’ monumental sculpture, Manthia Diawara films streaming for free on The Africa Institute website, plus Wysing Open Studios Online 2020.
On reflection, my Lockdown project: Questing for Forest Cove ended up being about an old wall. I don’t remember why I ever looked at google maps that day but it led me to go in search of a ‘way’. A well worn […]
On reflection, my Lockdown project: Questing for Forest Cove ended up being about an old wall. I don’t remember why I ever looked at google maps that day but it led me to go in search of a ‘way’. A well worn […]
I’ve been talking today about leaving space. Initially the conversation was about songs. Musically there should be phrases and pauses for thought perhaps, depending on the type of song you write, but the songs I write benefit from a bit […]
The first week’s exhibition is packed away (but available to buy in the gallery shop) The second exhibition is by Philip Ryland and it is a Retrospective of his current work. Philip sent me 10 paintings, each 95 x 63mm. They […]
I’ve made some short videos about my work for my YouTube channel (“Roy Eastland – Drawing”). These are unscripted short films of me showing some work in my studio space at home and talking about my ideas. If you’re interested […]
Inkscape Filters & Extensions Filters: Colo(u)r: 1-16 Filters: Colo(u)r: 17-26 Extensions: Colo(u)r: 1-16
I’ve submitted my application for registration. This is quite significant and has meant a lot of emails toing and froing. I’ve had to really focus on what I’m trying to say, what I want to achieve and how I’m going […]
A new coaching collective for artists has been launched by a-n members Kate Buckley, Anna Hart and Helene Roberts, who were all sponsored by a-n to become coaches in 2017.
Mutua.la commissioned by UP Projects.
Tracing the parallels between Ash Die Back disease (Hymenoscyphus fraxineus) and Covid 19
The art of biodiversity
hello. back for another post. still in a pandemic and still exploring the new areas of life this affords. this morning i’ve discovered dj hammy on mixcloud. found mixcloud because of the inclusion mixes moving there. so sunday morning, i’m […]
A blog on filming on your smartphone
Here’s week 7: It was my first week back into the studio after the Xmas break. I was feeling so tired and drained that it felt almost impossible to do anything while being in the studio. My mind was still […]
“Silicon is the eighth most common element in the universe by mass, but very rarely occurs as the pure element in the Earth’s crust. It is most widely distributed in dusts, sands, planetoids, and planets as various forms of silicon […]
The first week of the Tiny Cat Gallery has gone very well. From an open call on CuratorSpace to a jam packed programme that looks like it will run into September. All in a cardboard box. This post is a […]
One of the things I’ve been doing during lockdown is reworking old pieces and using material I already have. Hence some altered postcards – posting a few here. More on my website which has never been so up to date.
Yesterday, through the wonders of technology, a few tiny cats visited another non traditional gallery. The Open Dresser Gallery is a multi level exhibition space inside a salvaged dresser. It is curated by mixed media artist Sally Eldars who’s current […]
