August 25, 2014 – 1:56 am
some thoughts on the edge of painting, or maybe on the side of painting, a casual sideways glance at some things i have been working on.
edges of some some paintings i have been working on [stacked]
on the side of painting suggests support or encouragement, to keep going. on the edge of painting is the doubt [...]
April 10, 2013 – 10:55 am
hello reader, this is my all-time favourite mug…
[mug shot]
it’s a hornsea (lion) mug dating from the 1970s, a design created out of cut-up & collaged newsprint typography. unfortunately, i put this mug in in the microwave one day and after that it became a little bit crazed on the inside, and it was later resigned [...]
a blue, brown and grey ‘lost and found’ decay painting (detail)
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a coppery brown ‘lost and found’ decay painting (detail)
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brown and grey paintings are quite difficult to sell apparently – probably even less so when they are about decline and decay.
so, my advice is don’t try this at home, as it will only make you miserable and [...]