End of week one
Some better weather and I’ve torn up my plan. Having tried to make a list of things to do, which was beginning to make me anxious, it seemed sensible to simply go out on site and record, both visually and […]
Some better weather and I’ve torn up my plan. Having tried to make a list of things to do, which was beginning to make me anxious, it seemed sensible to simply go out on site and record, both visually and […]
In coming weather – clouds on the hills of Hoy While diggers continue in nearly all weather, drawings cannot happen in rain. Two days of bad weather has limited my activity on site but given time to think and access […]
Next year, 2024, will be the final year of the dig at the Ness of Brodgar, when the archaeologists move on to post excavation work. While my residency on site will end, I expect to have my own post project […]
On the River Crane and Northcote Nature Reserve
I’m now into the seventh month of my Gallery Watching project and I am so excited by the possiblities it has opened up for my drawing and for my practice as a whole. And the conversations I have with the […]
My Gallery Watching project at Ruthin Craft Centre and Oriel Davies, Newtown is now at its halfway point. To read how it has been progressing do visit my Gallery Watching blog: https://gallerywatching.ellenbell.co.uk/
This is a record of my research and activity during my four week residential period on a farm in Pembrokeshire, that sits on top of an expansive set of old coal mine workings. It follows my work as I explore the language of this land and my process of making.
I’ve begun a monthly blog sharing my experiences about doing the project on my own website – here is the link: https://gallerywatching.ellenbell.co.uk/
A year-long Arts Council of Wales funded reportage drawing project in which I draw visitors to Ruthin Craft Centre and Oriel Davies as they engage with the art and the art spaces.