Kaolin-coated boards (2: larger work)
See also Kaolin-coated boards (1: small work) and Hampshire Open Studios. Three larger works made on Claybord, in both monochrome (black Indian Ink): … and in colour (Indian style pigment inks):
Author: Amanda
Kaolin-coated boards (1: small work)
Kaolin, or china clay, is the principle ingredient in scraperboard (UK) or scratchboard (US), a medium that has long been popular with illustrators. It is typically bound to a lightweight card backing, making the product relatively inexpensive but not very resilient. A hardier version of…
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Hampshire Open Studios 2019
This year I will be at Folly Farm Studios with the ceramicist Ursula Waechter. Folly Farm lies in a beautiful valley, on the A339 between Kingsclere and Basingstoke. The studios are on a modern business park opposite Pit Hall Farm. Click here for our entry…
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Skew -SOLD
This yew tree grows on the bank of a small local stream. It’s no ancient giant, but it is a lovely tree nonetheless. Skew indian ink on paper, unmounted (paper 61 x 43 cm) £210
Packham
This pear was going to be part of my lunch on one of my recent “Open Studio” days. But something about it said. “paint me”, and so I did… Packham oil on canvas, 30 x 30 cm £90
Entangled
This is an oak tree that stands by the side of the main road as it bypasses the village. It is part of a narrow wood that screens the backs of some houses from the traffic. Judging from its size, I’d guess that it is…
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Surrey Contemporary Art Fair (March 2019)
I’m very pleased to say that I will be at the Surrey Contemporary Art Fair in Esher next month. I will be on stand 84, which I am sharing with Kristin Rawcliffe, a fabulous artist whose recent solo exhibition in London featured dynamic portraits of…
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Three Beeches on a Hill
The lofty beech is a common site on the chalk downs of southern England. Its shallow root system clings to the slopes and is often eroded by the elements, revealing a complex lattice. This drawing is a distillation of the many companionable beeches that I…
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Sydmonton Common Oak
An ancient oak tree, over 400 years old, still marks part of the boundary of Sydmonton Common in north Hampshire. It is an intriguing entity – partially decayed and yet still living (its upper limbs sported green leaves when I first visited the tree in…
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Embankment (ink)
This drawing takes the same viewpoint that I used for the oil painting Embankment. Both pieces are 40 x 50 cm. The painting was done with a knife, and focuses on the colour; the drawing, done with a fountain pen, focuses on tone and detail.…
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