David (left) and Keith in New Zealand Keith and David, god-father and god-son, have spent the past 16 years making scenic models for David’s army of Middle Earth Warhammer figures. Working from their homes in Derbyshire and Surrey they have sought to create in miniature some of the amazing scenery and film sets ...
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The loyal Art Hound patiently holds his Master's brush in the studio...or that's the story anyway! This is my painted contribution to Haslemere Hounds charity event this year where local businesses are invited to get these fibreglass hounds painted, decorated and then auctioned off for charity. I adapted the ...
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The purpose of The Arts Society Cranleigh is to promote interest and the appreciation of a wide range of art, not just paintings, but also, for example, music, architecture, photography, furniture, gardens and much more. An integral part of the Society’s promotion is to offer 10 talks each year, presented by ...
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Following on from my previous Dracula project, I wanted to continue to recycle the old plasticine and sculpt a new character. This time including another secondary character with more props and costumes. Back in 1990, I drew a pencil sketch of an imagined combination of the TV sleuth Campion and Dr Who both played ...
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For sixteen days in June Surrey artists will be welcoming the public into their studios for the annual Surrey Artists’ Open Studios (SAOS) event taking place in artist’s studios right across the county. There will be 297 artists taking part in 180 studios, our largest event to date. As well as a chance to meet and ...
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Jenny (left) and Sophie (right) I am taking part in the SAOS and with just over one month to go and I must confess that I am feeling a bit alarmed. I’m not 100% certain that is a very good beginning for an article but as my intention is to share the ups and downs of life from an artist’s perspective, it really is as ...
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Camels casting shadows on the sand Who doesn’t remember that moment of seeing their own shadow? Maybe it was having Peter Pan read to us that nudged us into seeing it ‘attached’ to our feet and following our every move. And those early recollections of being in the warm bright sunshine - all happiness and light - ...
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The Art of Model Making - Just an idea! In the original 1897 version of Bram Stoker’s book ‘Dracula’, we are first introduced to the Count when Jonathan Harker is invited into his castle in Transylvania. He is described as a “tall, old man, clean shaven but with a long white moustache, aquiline thin nose, arched ...
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This month I shall continue the theme of brushstrokes as I am very hopeful that you find it interesting and an eye opener! I can do no better than share with you words from one of 20th century’s teaching luminaries - Robert Henri - an American artist/teacher and an outspoken advocate of modernism in painting. He ...
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Looking for crumbs that fall from a Rich Man’s Table Sir Edwin Landseer (1802 - 73) Last week I went to one of my favourite London Galleries - the Wallace Collection. It can be easily found on Manchester Square, just a few streets north of Oxford Street with Bond Street being its nearest tube station. The ...
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