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Still following ….

by Stuart Mayes

Eugène Jansson, 18 March 1862 – 15 June 1915   Eugène Jansson, self portrait, 201 x 109 cm, 1910   Eugène Jansson, I, 101 x 14 cm, 1901   Eugène Jansson, self portrait, 32.5 x 32.5 cm, c.1880   I […]

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Class of 2020: Alice Clarke

by a-n Degree Shows

BA (Hons) Fine Art, Nottingham Trent University. “Personal influences remain as just that, it is important for them to remain as hints so that viewer can have their own experiences with the work.” Alice Clarke explores the processes within making […]

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Class of 2020: Georgia Duncan

by a-n Degree Shows

BA (Hons) Fine Art, Nottingham Trent University “I want to interrogate what a landscape can be,” says Georgia Duncan, who combines painting and drawing in her practice to experiment with depth and depiction. Beginning with fast, playful and gestural watercolour, […]

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Diary – what diary?

by Alison Craig

As a record of the Covid-19 pandemic lockdown, it’s fair to say that this blog is not a success.  My physical surroundings haven’t changed much:  life in the countryside goes on, the ‘journey’ to my studio involves walking a hundred […]

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Grant / gift taxable income or not?

by Sanne Visser

Hello all, I am writing here to see if anyone can advise me on the following before I seek advise from HMRC. Is there anyone else that has received a grant / gift / subsidy from either Arts Council Emergency […]

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Beyond Naked Youth

by Stuart Mayes

I let my mind wander and fantasise about Eugène’s Naked Youth (1907). How much can (or should) I read into the painting? The man stands in a doorway – on a threshold. This is not merely a conceit for a […]

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Answering someone else’s questions…

by Elena Thomas

  On Wednesday, when I posted a link to my previous posts on facebook, Franny posed these questions and I said I would get back to her… Why do I feel the need to question the work? I am driven […]

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10th June, rainy and dull

by Lisa Cole

When it rains the pens don’t draw. They do nothing, the oil based ink is simply halted. So the recordings on rainy days are very minimal.

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Untitled blog post from "Keeping It Going"

by Kate Murdoch

Connections with other artists and arts organisations continue to feel like a lifeline in the current climate. At points when I’ve felt completely overwhelmed by what’s going on around me, focusing on my work has felt very grounding. I was […]

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Walk Through a Rainbow out now.

by Marc Renshaw

Check out the new book that I’ve illustrated for Ellie Collins. https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0871PV3Y9 “I remember a story I heard from a friend… If you follow a rainbow right to its end There you find… or so I’m told A great big […]

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