by Patrick | Sep 7, 2015 | art, art as language, drawing, Op Art, painting
So much art these days. So much of it derivative, so little advancing, surprising or extending our understanding. So little beauty. When Beardsley grubbed in the darker regions of the human mind he produced drawings of extraordinary power and elegance, beautiful black...
by Patrick | Aug 6, 2015 | art, art as language, drawing, Environment, Lifestyle, oil, painting, pastels
On June 2nd I wrote about starting work on the honeysuckle images. Now, over 2 months later and physiotherapy completed, I am able to get into the swing of playing with colour and imagery. The gap out of the studio has made it difficult to get the work flowing, but...
by Patrick | Jul 27, 2015 | drawing, Lifestyle, painting
Recently I had dinner with a designer becoming exhausted with the stress of running a large (and very successful) practice. Disillusioned with client relations they were coming to terms with the designer as the elite of the servant classes, rather than being a member...
by Patrick | Jul 18, 2015 | art, art as language, drawing, Environment, Lifestyle, oil, painting
In the hotel world Mr. Hilton’s strictures that hotels profitability is all about ‘location, location, location’ is probably one of the most quoted. In the world of artists less attention is paid to where the artist is working, unless it obviously impacts their work....
by Patrick | Jun 22, 2015 | drawing, oil, Op Art, painting
When I went to art college in the mid 1960’s the big art movement of the day was so-called ‘Op Art’, with Bridget Riley paintings being pirated for use on everything from dresses to carrier bags. Many of us as students played with the systems and ideas contained in...
by Patrick | Jun 2, 2015 | art, art as language, drawing, Environment, oil, painting, pastels
It started with sunshine tempting a sojourn on a garden seat surrounded by honeysuckle. I had been watching it coming into bloom, and a couple of day’s sunshine brought it out in full colour. First step always these days is the camera, which I use instead of drawing....
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