Shell Gold Batman

Having recently finished my shell gold, I wanted to do a couple of experiments with it. Firstly, I had to know how it painted. Second, I wanted to run a multimeter over the gold to find out just how grinding

Hand Made Playing Cards – Day 2

Card Design, to send to client for approval. Click through for bigger images:

Highlights of Cambridge: Show over!

I have now had a few days to recover from putting on an art show, so here are my thoughts. 1) Well, that wasn’t so bad. 2) Monetary calculation. 3) Wait, that is almost minimum wage. 4) Push the boat

News from the Studio

The big news that I have is the Eat Cambridge festival, now running towards its conclusion; I was fortunate enough to paint some of the illustrations for the brochure, including the main picture on the back. The pdf is available

Cambridge Art Fair: Roundup

Our art fair over the weekend was very good fun, but for me was not worth the time invested. I learned which of my reindeer cards were popular, but I did not manage to sell enough to cover babysitting costs.

Sold! Five items

I said goodbye to several of my favourite pieces last night. An old friend with decent wall space told me to ‘bring blue on blue and anything else you are proud of’. I am glad it is someone I like

Drawing Inspiration: Designing the Show

I have not got a single style. Right now I produce paintings in many different ways, and most members of the public, unprepared, assumed that the gallery was showing the work of several people. The best hint that it was