by Patrick | Aug 14, 2023 | acrylicpainting, art, art as language, BRotS, Design, drawing, education, Environment, Lifestyle, oil, painting, pastels, photography
Life is complicated. Living is a process. Plan it all you want but interruptions to the process are inevitable whether from internal failure or external forces, physical, emotional, financial. Life is like that. When an artist starts on a journey of discovery through...
by Patrick | Jul 19, 2023 | acrylicpainting, art, art as language, education, Environment, Lifestyle, oil, Op Art, painting, pastels, photography, Remembrance, Uncategorized
“This happy band of men, this little world This precious stone set in silver sea This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, This England” Shakespeare’s Richard II “The centuries have left their enduring mark on the land and its people in the form of age...
by Patrick | Feb 10, 2022 | acrylicpainting, art, art as language, BRotS, Design, education, Environment, Garden, Lifestyle, pastels, photography, wilderness
“The influence of the media on the psychosocial development of children is profound. Thus, it is important for physicians to discuss with parents their child’s exposure to media and to provide guidance on age-appropriate use of all media, including television, radio,...
by Patrick | Oct 2, 2021 | acrylicpainting, art, art as language, BRotS, drawing, Lifestyle, Op Art, painting, pastels, photography
For over eighteen months I have been working from images of my local sea defences, fascinated by the complexities of colour and texture generated by their decay. Sheet metal supposedly protecting the concrete structure that in turn protects a sewer treatment outfall,...
by Patrick | Sep 1, 2021 | acrylicpainting, art, art as language, BRotS, Design, drawing, Environment, Lifestyle, Op Art, painting, pastels, photography
During ArtWave 21 I have been asked to participate in the ‘Celebrate Cuckmere’ exhibition at the South Hill Barn, a newish venue in the South Downs National Park on the edge of Seaford, because of the work and essays I have written about the sea defences...
by Patrick | Aug 5, 2021 | acrylicpainting, art, art as language, BRotS, drawing, Lifestyle, oil, Op Art, painting, pastels, photography
For almost a year I have worked through the paintings on paper and canvas (drawings and canvases?) producing 14 canvases and some 60+ works on paper. Immersed in the process I have changed my techniques and the way I use paint. Strangely I think the initial impulse...
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