tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63560837019425386272024-03-27T16:53:44.452-07:00stevedavies1stSteve Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14632721276707446839noreply@blogger.comBlogger243125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6356083701942538627.post-14601966765330681042024-03-24T02:38:00.000-07:002024-03-24T02:38:35.184-07:00Circe<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp5FR2ypA153bOXxxxD_eQ_gqCiz50Q_Gflv1VdVwtYlyZOxvX1h4_w8pXqN8O-kT5omr4m8wg23aOVS1feA7cfN0n0OURxpZ6yAJB5F-I0smarL8sqCZgazoMnmr__4tw5rgFlft8YiMzcU8HKXn10xpjjRsG47pLDVOVChlqPS4Dwqla2LERzXYc3h0/s2891/circe.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2891" data-original-width="2179" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp5FR2ypA153bOXxxxD_eQ_gqCiz50Q_Gflv1VdVwtYlyZOxvX1h4_w8pXqN8O-kT5omr4m8wg23aOVS1feA7cfN0n0OURxpZ6yAJB5F-I0smarL8sqCZgazoMnmr__4tw5rgFlft8YiMzcU8HKXn10xpjjRsG47pLDVOVChlqPS4Dwqla2LERzXYc3h0/s320/circe.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><br /> This year's Rugby Artists Group exhibition is on the horizon, with a theme of "Voyages". There's nothing in my recent oeuvre that speaks to me of voyaging so I had to come up with something. Classical literature is always a good source so the Odyssey seemed ideal. <p></p><p>Circe was the first that came to mind, with some of the cursed sailors. The play of white and black areas is something thatt has come from the workshops that <a href="https://www.egdesign.co.uk/https://www.egdesign.co.uk/" target="_blank">Eric Gaskell</a> and I run. So I need to get it out of my system. I've got a couple of 10x8 frames in stock that will take this print and the companion piece of Calypso that I'm working on next.<br /></p>Steve Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14632721276707446839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6356083701942538627.post-46077987444115204402024-03-09T23:38:00.000-08:002024-03-09T23:38:25.037-08:00Artist's bedroom, Cemex<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOX6UO_htb6imG2-_hm_BAx3jR0E0piUEer5OP5go5JA6Nb7UiEcFYGCxWl430UGFd5c__PT4kfkWoorpizkSKskMQT6zM37JcfH-tPujGd51VcOKZCrYiJsBpKfhUzT90NHLg5WAo2d4UjkeCYWpmLtHqK4nHS0RCulUImavmSjlMHgFlSgt5hEYYWvo/s2715/bedroom1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1960" data-original-width="2715" height="231" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOX6UO_htb6imG2-_hm_BAx3jR0E0piUEer5OP5go5JA6Nb7UiEcFYGCxWl430UGFd5c__PT4kfkWoorpizkSKskMQT6zM37JcfH-tPujGd51VcOKZCrYiJsBpKfhUzT90NHLg5WAo2d4UjkeCYWpmLtHqK4nHS0RCulUImavmSjlMHgFlSgt5hEYYWvo/s320/bedroom1.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /> The second print in this series. I was talking to <a href="https://www.cjpdesigns.co.uk/" target="_blank">Clare Pentlow</a> about my idea for doing views of Cemex and she mentioned seeing it from a bedroom window (maybe her mum's). So that sent me thinking about famous bedrooms. So here we have a take on Van Gogh's. Though the chair is mine, and the pics on the wall.<p></p><p>Doing these larger prints does take time. Especially when doing several colours. I used several smaller blocks stuck on a board for the red and yellow to reduce the sheer amount of cutting. You can see the yellow one in the pic below.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiimgLnK_g3YuXtocvm5p8Vwr3itM86dyB4GSqNpfIbZPHjrNUWUBbk1pBOoD3XDlGwMmY0DL24hyEvZma9A3qkmCRdyza2gv-G0zwe1iuQ392h4uzJUeKXK-ZdolKuhx7kzeBMjKPVoyeKzdHxX34vDMZbVaoKH4Wf9H6Mzx2JwyFbznP71V00HYov6L4/s2753/bedroom%20sq.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2753" data-original-width="2753" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiimgLnK_g3YuXtocvm5p8Vwr3itM86dyB4GSqNpfIbZPHjrNUWUBbk1pBOoD3XDlGwMmY0DL24hyEvZma9A3qkmCRdyza2gv-G0zwe1iuQ392h4uzJUeKXK-ZdolKuhx7kzeBMjKPVoyeKzdHxX34vDMZbVaoKH4Wf9H6Mzx2JwyFbznP71V00HYov6L4/s320/bedroom%20sq.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Steve Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14632721276707446839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6356083701942538627.post-21240536612685550362024-01-26T08:58:00.000-08:002024-02-02T23:23:09.006-08:00Leamington Open 2024<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWxxysIRud-BdskzrocS51Py5MNbOQ8znC_782E7wCA-BOHfGfQPjvuPYCj3xX-TCjq0h8K3ryBySbR4IksLO3HSbAGaMYB5vfR94tGb8kbV85ET-YyQESAS9tShZly1WmxoNKQ1UtkPafWnzEzWOj34606C0ry3HxU-EgGbwl90YdYMlHP0E1bhtozjA/s2631/leamopen24.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1482" data-original-width="2631" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWxxysIRud-BdskzrocS51Py5MNbOQ8znC_782E7wCA-BOHfGfQPjvuPYCj3xX-TCjq0h8K3ryBySbR4IksLO3HSbAGaMYB5vfR94tGb8kbV85ET-YyQESAS9tShZly1WmxoNKQ1UtkPafWnzEzWOj34606C0ry3HxU-EgGbwl90YdYMlHP0E1bhtozjA/s320/leamopen24.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /> I've got two works accepted for the Leamington Open. Really chuffed about this one, it's really tough to get in as its such a small gallery. The woman who spoke to me on the phone said getting two accepted is "rare". The two works are <a href="https://stevedavies1st.blogspot.com/2023/12/blackthorn-cemex.html" target="_blank">Blackthorn, Cemex</a> and <a href="https://stevedavies1st.blogspot.com/2023/06/skinny-woman.html" target="_blank">Skinny woman</a>. There have been a number of exhibition calls the last couple months and I held these back especially because I felt they were some of my strongest recent work.<p></p><p>The exhibition runs from 2 Feb until 12 May</p><p>Postscript 2 Feb 2024. I went along to the lauch last night to find that Skinny Woman was one of the works commended by the judges. Didn't get the big prize, but I think this is a pat on the back worth having. I spoke to one of the judges who said they tried not to have more than one work from any entrant, but the overall winner and I managed to sneak the extra one in. <br /></p><div style="padding: 16px;"><p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0px 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/C2khHXCMyVO/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">A post shared by Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum (@leamspaartgallery)</a></p></div> <script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script>Steve Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14632721276707446839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6356083701942538627.post-19539174153493249912024-01-26T01:49:00.000-08:002024-01-26T01:49:34.219-08:00Coventry Art Societies Exhibition (CASE)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4MMMbssBdDh976S_YgYGqaQDM0OowWG7Zcb-kD1QZ3TQJ6bdK-Mz_DwMRWKmI9wX0sevaS2e5CQXo-KoqvCixLtL7-l0LcDNIuIOOnXzmaA9y0CdCyo3QmCP1q9hbFvaD7evVCDRdfGtjjc96b7GhUzCDYJGauMKo8cy76ef0fMYBn-LU09V5gPIHFmE/s2948/Blue%20Coat.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2948" data-original-width="2233" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4MMMbssBdDh976S_YgYGqaQDM0OowWG7Zcb-kD1QZ3TQJ6bdK-Mz_DwMRWKmI9wX0sevaS2e5CQXo-KoqvCixLtL7-l0LcDNIuIOOnXzmaA9y0CdCyo3QmCP1q9hbFvaD7evVCDRdfGtjjc96b7GhUzCDYJGauMKo8cy76ef0fMYBn-LU09V5gPIHFmE/s320/Blue%20Coat.jpg" width="242" /></a></div><br /> 2 Feb - 3 Mar 2024 at Gallery 1, Herbert Art Gallery, Coventry.<p></p><p>This biennial exhibition was extended this year to include art groups from around Warwickshire. So I submitted some work under the umbrella of Rugby Artists and Makers.</p><p>I've had two pieces accepted - Story without words (consisting of five prints from the <a href="https://stevedavies1st.blogspot.com/search?q=Anna+Bloom" target="_blank">Anna Bloom</a> series) and <a href="https://stevedavies1st.blogspot.com/2023/05/blue-coat.html" target="_blank">Blue Coat</a>. It's going to be a big show. Can't wait to see what it looks like hanging.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc5kpHVo9NtF7lshj-EVWZdtCpdJ9H7rPk16Emjg4xy9ZcaO6RwTlMGW1wCA5WVUxyMTKyjArZ7s8AE2XKpZZPGLy3bjGJxJiQkSt-TQNCdsp_KrtCpV3U9Lauab5GddH_Nv7YjyB4IVESKVOgZCCaUSeiFDy3TMv2xSu-7Kb4BRDE_BZ4ZJiZfEDRqU8/s2490/Story%20without%20words.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1245" data-original-width="2490" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc5kpHVo9NtF7lshj-EVWZdtCpdJ9H7rPk16Emjg4xy9ZcaO6RwTlMGW1wCA5WVUxyMTKyjArZ7s8AE2XKpZZPGLy3bjGJxJiQkSt-TQNCdsp_KrtCpV3U9Lauab5GddH_Nv7YjyB4IVESKVOgZCCaUSeiFDy3TMv2xSu-7Kb4BRDE_BZ4ZJiZfEDRqU8/s320/Story%20without%20words.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p><br /></p>Steve Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14632721276707446839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6356083701942538627.post-14458813933832996482024-01-21T04:58:00.000-08:002024-01-22T23:22:51.364-08:00Rugby Artists and Makers: Go Fourth! Exhibition<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFT5rf6aVu667ylpSSK8cd7JujKIZcSsERmb_GTNoo56m3kFJOeYog51sa5Dy59uCGPmZSHEUa4xdmVy5SPWCGkgO_ZwLPb3dQNg5rUBgY92RoZ5TZMf5TRSIVmJn65vcA1NxhYr5rOTeSriUegpzV5Tztn8OqZf-3_OVswe8mbtcv3Y2HQZpTUQymZyE/s6992/Poppies.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6992" data-original-width="5072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFT5rf6aVu667ylpSSK8cd7JujKIZcSsERmb_GTNoo56m3kFJOeYog51sa5Dy59uCGPmZSHEUa4xdmVy5SPWCGkgO_ZwLPb3dQNg5rUBgY92RoZ5TZMf5TRSIVmJn65vcA1NxhYr5rOTeSriUegpzV5Tztn8OqZf-3_OVswe8mbtcv3Y2HQZpTUQymZyE/s320/Poppies.jpg" width="232" /></a></div><br /> In the same slot as last year at Floor One Gallery in Rugby Art Gallery and Museum - the last couple of weeks of the Rugby Open in the big Gallery Upstairs. (23 January - 3 February)<br /><p></p><p>My work for this exhibition is <a href="https://stevedavies1st.blogspot.com/2023/09/poppies.html" target="_blank">Poppies</a>. Its a work that has grown on me over time. I like it much more than when I first did it. So I feel it should show its face around the place so that others get to appreciate it too.</p><p>PS. 22/01/24 - exhibition hung today, probably the best looking RA&M exhibition to date, Link to the catalogue <a href="https://online.fliphtml5.com/xlrqc/tqny/" target="_blank">here</a>.<br /></p>Steve Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14632721276707446839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6356083701942538627.post-30678987887895998462023-12-18T01:08:00.000-08:002023-12-18T03:54:24.295-08:00Blackthorn, Cemex<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLvxbWMIHAZ5XUmbMNAfzNHqqvyljRaN35I2_cC_wnrcyfFub1w3qPqeLTFtI8uzSIGxTPTSdFaDettDHvPysx2GNPxjLZT4RuKfpbIJ5Plg1gXhG3ZRl0XmHhYHKxYUL0pUoEU63x2SJ0KTfs8w6iMMPmkyxI2uFRf_udlCQKA6zntd8_ZfpH06pD2Nk/s8568/blackthorn%20cemex.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6061" data-original-width="8568" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLvxbWMIHAZ5XUmbMNAfzNHqqvyljRaN35I2_cC_wnrcyfFub1w3qPqeLTFtI8uzSIGxTPTSdFaDettDHvPysx2GNPxjLZT4RuKfpbIJ5Plg1gXhG3ZRl0XmHhYHKxYUL0pUoEU63x2SJ0KTfs8w6iMMPmkyxI2uFRf_udlCQKA6zntd8_ZfpH06pD2Nk/s320/blackthorn%20cemex.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> In Rugby, the cement works is an ever-present feature of the landscape. Like Mount Fuji.<p></p><p>Maybe I could do a series of these views. Could be 36. Though I suspect I might get bored by then. I've got about six in my mind right now. We'll see how they go.</p><p>The thing I found interesting here is that the two parts could each stand alone. I did conceive of them together as a single piece, but I could use them singly or together with some other block(s). All kinds of things could serve as background to the thorns and Cemex could stand behind some other shadowy figure.<br /></p>Steve Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14632721276707446839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6356083701942538627.post-78756474097402222062023-12-10T09:32:00.000-08:002023-12-10T09:32:00.245-08:00Mother and daughter<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdQD-WWffMoWiBL91eosakbTtykzk9kiuq7fxAudZIEuIX1yh5jYL6FWIKkRlva-gb6ltsTXzMOWZKXOZsRcEmTGfNOcPS1xaq8QUf1xCmRiaef7JAGDXTBHrmrYWCskVUVerKbYZtHH82rtbso1I_2HrQ5OnNpSGssp8Nq3dCXpK119MZ8O1xo4cyOIM/s3936/Mother%20and%20daughter.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3936" data-original-width="3088" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdQD-WWffMoWiBL91eosakbTtykzk9kiuq7fxAudZIEuIX1yh5jYL6FWIKkRlva-gb6ltsTXzMOWZKXOZsRcEmTGfNOcPS1xaq8QUf1xCmRiaef7JAGDXTBHrmrYWCskVUVerKbYZtHH82rtbso1I_2HrQ5OnNpSGssp8Nq3dCXpK119MZ8O1xo4cyOIM/s320/Mother%20and%20daughter.jpg" width="251" /></a></div><br /> I've been working on this small linocut for weeks and not really getting anywhere.There was something here I wanted to do but there was just too much in my life to do anything with the idea. In the end I decide to do a smaller print than I originally had in mind and make it more...I don't know. At least I knew with a small print I could get something done in the time available. In the end it turned out ok.<br /><p></p>Steve Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14632721276707446839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6356083701942538627.post-90296154262851680202023-12-02T09:23:00.000-08:002023-12-02T09:23:26.709-08:00Salon des Refuses<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF6pY8nIug74FqsEE-5AaYYPjd08zpjbz0FiMzE_ScfjV9L9zTA1xsmUKt0tp-EUrwasJh0DDhZGQ0kBVHb_MKslZtmocfvp_gV0QvR2PAg2srPPmP3jNUeeA6MEKY7unXccmDhLsjublQqEYerYMntyJ-0KIw02duKxF7cL571dJB175agJ90Ad980g8/s2490/Story%20without%20words.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1245" data-original-width="2490" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF6pY8nIug74FqsEE-5AaYYPjd08zpjbz0FiMzE_ScfjV9L9zTA1xsmUKt0tp-EUrwasJh0DDhZGQ0kBVHb_MKslZtmocfvp_gV0QvR2PAg2srPPmP3jNUeeA6MEKY7unXccmDhLsjublQqEYerYMntyJ-0KIw02duKxF7cL571dJB175agJ90Ad980g8/s320/Story%20without%20words.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /> For the month of December at the Alex. Work of local artists that have been rejected bu juried shows some time in the last couple years. It coincides with this year's Rugby Open which I failed to be selected for (sob). But really this looks at least as good on your CV. My works showing at the SdR are <a href="https://stevedavies1st.blogspot.com/2023/07/kind-of-blue.html" target="_blank">Kind of Blue</a>, plus the piece shown above with 5 panels from Anna Bloom entitled, "Story without words".<br /><p></p>Steve Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14632721276707446839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6356083701942538627.post-30644843530373240092023-11-11T11:50:00.000-08:002023-11-11T11:50:07.432-08:00Agnus Dei<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH-hAeQQhHUwiz73sr8v-lHW0riUBuYXUv1k8d0wDhWyu21kOXREMcLzqbt1UK4VkGk6mz96NElBAVx7gdUs5oweu5-z7QZo9uE1a3nPvLQwTEkZJX3TgFyatD0i0T3BxsKhgTxRK-ytITBH7w3EZBD2b_Dvms48vWOkJzM1UWJHBap5vp55H72A8L_EM/s3462/agnus%20dei.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3412" data-original-width="3462" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH-hAeQQhHUwiz73sr8v-lHW0riUBuYXUv1k8d0wDhWyu21kOXREMcLzqbt1UK4VkGk6mz96NElBAVx7gdUs5oweu5-z7QZo9uE1a3nPvLQwTEkZJX3TgFyatD0i0T3BxsKhgTxRK-ytITBH7w3EZBD2b_Dvms48vWOkJzM1UWJHBap5vp55H72A8L_EM/s320/agnus%20dei.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> "Behold the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world." My Christmas card for this year. <p></p><p>This comes out of a number of places. Nolde for one. His "Heilige Nacht" from his "Leben Christi" altatpiece is probably where it begins, The stable, the newborn Christ. In Nolde's painting the donkey drinks from a bucket. This set me thinking about the animals in the stable. So sheep. There were shepherds, so sheep. Which then took me bback to nights in the lambing shed, and the practice of ewes to clean their offspring. And Blake's "The Lamb". Because I used to tell it to the sheep in the wee small hours.</p><p>I like the different textures. Especially the fleece. <br /></p>Steve Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14632721276707446839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6356083701942538627.post-35785113372185953932023-10-30T23:59:00.004-07:002023-10-31T00:00:45.735-07:00Inktober 2023<iframe style="width:400px;height:250px" src="https://online.fliphtml5.com/xlrqc/wpur/" seamless="seamless" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="true" ></iframe>
<p> I enjoy this little challenge. To just draw things I haven't chosen. Or at least bend the word towards something I want to draw. I post the drawings as I go on instagram and then try to remember how flipbook works and post that here.<br /></p>Steve Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14632721276707446839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6356083701942538627.post-3821829341399727522023-10-22T01:24:00.003-07:002023-10-22T01:24:15.736-07:00Finishing the colour blocks for Anna Bloom<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihdysd0S3FTSH86IXE6EIPXHdyxPMeGm0tCoD7no2JN96rZZKzTMEAnLb6hx0cgH7etUxLH6d0bipiV6_V3AbKmWpsBZV9mTyqRuWKRH-lsweI3JfhKojjmOQdd7I_qXed1BYkg3Ris2elr_ZaLPlRAHZRbqEf5MBJ6Z8rZRPc_zt-agQxiNm2BKy-VnQ/s4679/AB%20green%20coat.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4679" data-original-width="2990" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihdysd0S3FTSH86IXE6EIPXHdyxPMeGm0tCoD7no2JN96rZZKzTMEAnLb6hx0cgH7etUxLH6d0bipiV6_V3AbKmWpsBZV9mTyqRuWKRH-lsweI3JfhKojjmOQdd7I_qXed1BYkg3Ris2elr_ZaLPlRAHZRbqEf5MBJ6Z8rZRPc_zt-agQxiNm2BKy-VnQ/s320/AB%20green%20coat.jpg" width="204" /></a></div><br /> I managed to get the remaining blocks cut and printed this weekend. I used a sludgy grey-green that was mostly mixed up leftovers. But I actually quite like it. I might do a proper run of the whole lot so that they're as good as they can be, so I'm going to have to intentionally mix a green like this. Scary.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1zqnp2y6VaE8aFS3W1cQD_fK6R4OGcmOiPVWjgdGqWSJTlqPj9vrwqJo1O-4PDXBm6hxnOSb4xioG5hlcIebBf3uHPdjqMN738Q2ZpQgeShSz8Vaohuv4452onnfYwonXH_RYuFdlLDnVPyQy79lEz5fGgctSnrwf7-tMmSwJn-8kJJsiHyGyl_Orrmc/s4749/AB%20green%20bird.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4749" data-original-width="3248" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1zqnp2y6VaE8aFS3W1cQD_fK6R4OGcmOiPVWjgdGqWSJTlqPj9vrwqJo1O-4PDXBm6hxnOSb4xioG5hlcIebBf3uHPdjqMN738Q2ZpQgeShSz8Vaohuv4452onnfYwonXH_RYuFdlLDnVPyQy79lEz5fGgctSnrwf7-tMmSwJn-8kJJsiHyGyl_Orrmc/s320/AB%20green%20bird.jpg" width="219" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggxJ932wAyE2cov_VWddtOuTtZvXxs-b4-kiifpDLHW9-0wPcWvuzXpKzdax0Z7g9tCku2j5K4adN2RF8irNpYY3hpPDgvLVg6c9y8enKgMv_Z_McOiAmviBHnsVobKxlgJfM_NtYQ8ybV4upUnTxpZ02IqqlFvGYTUtTVOUY255CKAAtKEabPyTG11wA/s4315/AB%20green%20brolly.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4315" data-original-width="2864" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggxJ932wAyE2cov_VWddtOuTtZvXxs-b4-kiifpDLHW9-0wPcWvuzXpKzdax0Z7g9tCku2j5K4adN2RF8irNpYY3hpPDgvLVg6c9y8enKgMv_Z_McOiAmviBHnsVobKxlgJfM_NtYQ8ybV4upUnTxpZ02IqqlFvGYTUtTVOUY255CKAAtKEabPyTG11wA/s320/AB%20green%20brolly.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD5-sjVEuFAsTsykNhlKr5LPw1MMTy0IUxVL_Ftk23UUyJqqD7xWRYHbr5rJfbJEOiu9qok_8jWmlVvZAfEOhjJ2ifnFt2EqkUId3clpVOuWangmakvyc-lII9Qhzc8v5r3bT6DTKxrpRwtRb8md5AF7incqS1PkXIW6uK5jMD9Hx3OS1iGsJS2nsMGac/s4442/AB%20green%20mirror.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4442" data-original-width="3212" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD5-sjVEuFAsTsykNhlKr5LPw1MMTy0IUxVL_Ftk23UUyJqqD7xWRYHbr5rJfbJEOiu9qok_8jWmlVvZAfEOhjJ2ifnFt2EqkUId3clpVOuWangmakvyc-lII9Qhzc8v5r3bT6DTKxrpRwtRb8md5AF7incqS1PkXIW6uK5jMD9Hx3OS1iGsJS2nsMGac/s320/AB%20green%20mirror.jpg" width="231" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlntBAaGPrRC6fxCn-SefTyqZUwINNbnrn_eZ_bn0XShZCfJ_PyPnGPqu3-E0McyjHdqKI-E6bPA3EcJUpWUC4xkmC-lneB5x9snyqGUosujaI823XECC8gsP3d3-HHzecwukRgzApA6T134HaI0LFswlCbkoZtYwdDazUxZdVoiBb0Z5bHftnzDnZQUU/s4545/AB%20green%20window.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4545" data-original-width="3272" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlntBAaGPrRC6fxCn-SefTyqZUwINNbnrn_eZ_bn0XShZCfJ_PyPnGPqu3-E0McyjHdqKI-E6bPA3EcJUpWUC4xkmC-lneB5x9snyqGUosujaI823XECC8gsP3d3-HHzecwukRgzApA6T134HaI0LFswlCbkoZtYwdDazUxZdVoiBb0Z5bHftnzDnZQUU/s320/AB%20green%20window.jpg" width="230" /></a></div>I love how the passion changes in the second half. And that posessive element takes over. Green, the colour of envy does seem appropriate - he becomes jealous of every aspect of her life...<br /><p></p><p>I also did the "I love Anna Bloom red!" with just the red blanket so that it now fits with the overall vibe.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhViJkjcEQEQ_2YNnV42sxQL1s1feaY2KELV0Pys3rq9-nuXX1PKQE4gNu1-lLmdgu66y9vCkBShDkK2QRp-L7pNY5JioFbWTg144E0gHClj4lGPahyphenhyphen_L_ho1msr2cjszLcABNy64n0jmXY2wBpkZl7ZhEIYwzyC2gbIh5ryPp-E5oGq-crdTfiQijxZTQ/s4535/AB%20red%20blanket.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4535" data-original-width="3103" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhViJkjcEQEQ_2YNnV42sxQL1s1feaY2KELV0Pys3rq9-nuXX1PKQE4gNu1-lLmdgu66y9vCkBShDkK2QRp-L7pNY5JioFbWTg144E0gHClj4lGPahyphenhyphen_L_ho1msr2cjszLcABNy64n0jmXY2wBpkZl7ZhEIYwzyC2gbIh5ryPp-E5oGq-crdTfiQijxZTQ/s320/AB%20red%20blanket.jpg" width="219" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Steve Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14632721276707446839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6356083701942538627.post-67248396965041958982023-10-15T11:07:00.000-07:002023-10-15T11:07:28.437-07:00More colour for Anna Bloom<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjglSixsYaKvXnnTR9hrzcJ7xR2jEQjLCTf0-Ig3w7IPvcWET6RYmbeyGpw7wJzJVXHm_SIZnmb_f_5kZLGcv5kqcngPE2mA6mgHGmAB0dtnQOg9eX3_RfmTUf-0LE-VRRKbfUVwu37KZgUaMsQKmlIZwSjGHtaG3E3GPparvzjU8UXQZrQh0YKQSBZcNM/s4670/AB%20red%20leotard.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4670" data-original-width="3277" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjglSixsYaKvXnnTR9hrzcJ7xR2jEQjLCTf0-Ig3w7IPvcWET6RYmbeyGpw7wJzJVXHm_SIZnmb_f_5kZLGcv5kqcngPE2mA6mgHGmAB0dtnQOg9eX3_RfmTUf-0LE-VRRKbfUVwu37KZgUaMsQKmlIZwSjGHtaG3E3GPparvzjU8UXQZrQh0YKQSBZcNM/s320/AB%20red%20leotard.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><br /> Did another three today. I think I've finished the red and I've done the one and only blue. Though on the red front I need to try out the "I live Anna Bloom red" in black and red to see if it works, despite having cut it already. I think the red works nicely in these two. I think the blue is OK, thouh maybe could do with a bit more extending.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTjGW2GVnQWG6zXok_-bv_pURE0pviVYylGCrr_aiconkddd3rl_LrquHkQ6YuYDqfT9SMMDmIJ6keQ0LECl2_oD1xlXsBDIwMwbMzggk0UlMsvVY09Vd3N1pzFco4wALFYhp-v4mJ7nodl4ATCwptK3VshrZq24y9khrzZQMZlhPK4C3gOLgNebCA67o/s4855/AB%20blue%20hair.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4855" data-original-width="3502" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTjGW2GVnQWG6zXok_-bv_pURE0pviVYylGCrr_aiconkddd3rl_LrquHkQ6YuYDqfT9SMMDmIJ6keQ0LECl2_oD1xlXsBDIwMwbMzggk0UlMsvVY09Vd3N1pzFco4wALFYhp-v4mJ7nodl4ATCwptK3VshrZq24y9khrzZQMZlhPK4C3gOLgNebCA67o/s320/AB%20blue%20hair.jpg" width="231" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfI_PCWLIcAPAcKCJ-MrimtOeR672mzx92zSz_AWKLkttrvrLKakReL4_G4_GUKuQ0zFwk16gWMgS-irRtMXHh99avAZotKcm6p1s2zWxcH5zxQbNH_kAkN4_xZChwxmJpZLx9-ahyphenhyphenpXe9Lt4U9YTKG0XpIXUacJvjzofa8_cFuTCPCDj47n6XnH6G9GA/s4696/AB%20red%20bloom.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4696" data-original-width="3376" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfI_PCWLIcAPAcKCJ-MrimtOeR672mzx92zSz_AWKLkttrvrLKakReL4_G4_GUKuQ0zFwk16gWMgS-irRtMXHh99avAZotKcm6p1s2zWxcH5zxQbNH_kAkN4_xZChwxmJpZLx9-ahyphenhyphenpXe9Lt4U9YTKG0XpIXUacJvjzofa8_cFuTCPCDj47n6XnH6G9GA/s320/AB%20red%20bloom.jpg" width="230" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Steve Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14632721276707446839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6356083701942538627.post-53174442647289754352023-10-14T10:20:00.001-07:002023-10-14T10:20:33.826-07:00Adding colour to Anna Bloom<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2URDCP_Mv77XNPKnAJDqXl7VLovx35Ggb7xeQopTp2n5yCAt5yBFUhyphenhyphenFvHYTK2rt3l7cA9-a-LIpQFT5KVdj3SfKFxllK8rTUEpcbZ4uLcvNhSqhUg8T59WWzMCsTZyPlbRZb6XVptn_3BOpKQcyoNfNRkVdT45FNfliHFhOHquvzsI5q5D_shkVXMvM/s4631/AB%20red%20dress.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4631" data-original-width="3337" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2URDCP_Mv77XNPKnAJDqXl7VLovx35Ggb7xeQopTp2n5yCAt5yBFUhyphenhyphenFvHYTK2rt3l7cA9-a-LIpQFT5KVdj3SfKFxllK8rTUEpcbZ4uLcvNhSqhUg8T59WWzMCsTZyPlbRZb6XVptn_3BOpKQcyoNfNRkVdT45FNfliHFhOHquvzsI5q5D_shkVXMvM/s320/AB%20red%20dress.jpg" width="231" /></a></div><br /> As I wasn't feeling especially creative today, I made a start to colouring some of the Anna Bloom illustrations. As I wanted to achieve a reasonably close registration, I used the method of offsetting a print off the original block on to the new one. <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbteNA43QCdQk-0XtMTPydRWncLTnkLVsMfWndoD1fRZUzFlcYvM7wY97QsaX8eXnOQmDlUsc_qq-rnd0DJcY5VxY_IIiHi-zycF0mwvVT2vEeL3FhlKLZ9ixueg1veTeBAsikXgt5wUWHWjXjsfLd59erPJqK4i6o8bpcJUm7ZYJBqU2YncaO9vRC61Q/s4665/AB%20red%20apple.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4665" data-original-width="3208" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbteNA43QCdQk-0XtMTPydRWncLTnkLVsMfWndoD1fRZUzFlcYvM7wY97QsaX8eXnOQmDlUsc_qq-rnd0DJcY5VxY_IIiHi-zycF0mwvVT2vEeL3FhlKLZ9ixueg1veTeBAsikXgt5wUWHWjXjsfLd59erPJqK4i6o8bpcJUm7ZYJBqU2YncaO9vRC61Q/s320/AB%20red%20apple.jpg" width="220" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p>I'm pretty happy with these two. I think the "red dress sawn with white pleats" does give the effect I wanted.<br /></p>Steve Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14632721276707446839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6356083701942538627.post-84654282622907786832023-10-10T06:03:00.003-07:002023-10-10T06:03:26.986-07:00Laughing Woman<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoCr81olJgPvDLq6a1MRimhQOoocYgp1rF-n-KmGfYscs_f1B_Az2AtYg7d4R05uXQhwp837Q1ncZ-XTL1iEx9KOClAIcKVnwkiGdql9NpHML-y7A2vYR_p9uxq_9DTp3bvpVigs1t3-TtO2GXoUTyDSVwdyD0AsUFhysr6zY-BVsV7Kg1RlHLmOkOPHg/s6261/Laughing%20Woman.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6261" data-original-width="4533" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoCr81olJgPvDLq6a1MRimhQOoocYgp1rF-n-KmGfYscs_f1B_Az2AtYg7d4R05uXQhwp837Q1ncZ-XTL1iEx9KOClAIcKVnwkiGdql9NpHML-y7A2vYR_p9uxq_9DTp3bvpVigs1t3-TtO2GXoUTyDSVwdyD0AsUFhysr6zY-BVsV7Kg1RlHLmOkOPHg/s320/Laughing%20Woman.jpg" width="232" /></a></div><br /> We were in York a couple of weeks ago visiting our son. We wlked into the city in the early evening and I heard a little way off the sound of a woman laughing. As we passed a pub she was sat cross-legged on a table outside the front of a pub. She roared uncontrollably with laughter, in the manner of the Laughing Sailor/Policeman you used to get in the old-fashioned amusement arcaes. As we passed, I could hear the man on the other end of her mobile phone roaring with laughter too.<p></p><p>It's one of the great mysteries. What was she laughing at, and why?<br /></p>Steve Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14632721276707446839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6356083701942538627.post-67398206637920118942023-10-03T10:05:00.002-07:002023-10-03T10:08:22.934-07:00Northern approach<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifoS6YeUAwqey76_bBZXmiSQpTD6Q-Dhifxw8teNUuKv_sAd4Ip20O8AQqHePrkHTgpPGn08o_jbH4WoaxbctZgW3dGiqkllAeQdJHdl6DmyMR0MtbJHpFHNJUo8ub_XZNYtH7Wo3imBKa3zJDw55moveDFnHgu5PRptz6Amc5mNLZ8gwit-JxFDWOib8/s6560/Lurker.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3620" data-original-width="6560" height="177" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifoS6YeUAwqey76_bBZXmiSQpTD6Q-Dhifxw8teNUuKv_sAd4Ip20O8AQqHePrkHTgpPGn08o_jbH4WoaxbctZgW3dGiqkllAeQdJHdl6DmyMR0MtbJHpFHNJUo8ub_XZNYtH7Wo3imBKa3zJDw55moveDFnHgu5PRptz6Amc5mNLZ8gwit-JxFDWOib8/s320/Lurker.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> As I drive into Rugby from the M6 I catch a glimpse of a cooling tower and some kind of low industrial building lurking among the trees. It's only visible for a few seconds and it's easy to miss, cuz you're driving and paying attention to other things. Then it disappears and it's nowhere obvious when you get to town. I know where it is now, but you do have to search for it. You can find it in other vistas, among terraced Victorian streets.<p></p><p>I suppose I could have parked up somewhere and found a good vantage point and done a proper drawing. But I prefer this brief snapshot, this<i> Augenblick</i> I get when driving along. It's more my fantasy of the place, really. Both the brutalist buildings and the seeming woodland are not what you get when you reach the town. I love that it's both true and a kind of lie at the same time.<br /></p>Steve Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14632721276707446839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6356083701942538627.post-62557381799144049072023-09-18T02:59:00.003-07:002023-09-18T03:00:41.686-07:00Cake<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY6VhFDCHMkq9jrrQy9-djpd_NZ1LVP0uLrtgB9pqc42ZNuqeBhpa_gfE051yurW87KlwvZXSD57tisSwmzTOhGD5YSHjlEHbwLD4NS_QHuClvnWC5P6wnL1NQby76kApGNe1rvCO6o50y-F_N9cyj4dXM5rI7346rKpn0bdiprxNCZlbtQ6S55c7IBmg/s5682/cake.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2925" data-original-width="5682" height="165" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY6VhFDCHMkq9jrrQy9-djpd_NZ1LVP0uLrtgB9pqc42ZNuqeBhpa_gfE051yurW87KlwvZXSD57tisSwmzTOhGD5YSHjlEHbwLD4NS_QHuClvnWC5P6wnL1NQby76kApGNe1rvCO6o50y-F_N9cyj4dXM5rI7346rKpn0bdiprxNCZlbtQ6S55c7IBmg/s320/cake.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> Someimes the force isn't with you. I attempted a different small print before this. It just didn't work out. My heart wasn't in it and everything I dit to try and fix it just made things worse. So I stopped and binned it. So I was feeling a bit... uninspired.<p></p><p>My wife was wanting me to do something food related for the upcoming Rugby Food Festival. But I couldn't find anything tthatt enthused me. So she gave me a slice of cake and told me to do that. So I doggedly worked through it. I think it's come out ok.. And I got to eat the cake after, so I'm in a much better place now.<br /></p>Steve Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14632721276707446839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6356083701942538627.post-33465116238629304212023-09-13T03:12:00.005-07:002023-09-13T03:16:54.487-07:00Poppies<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuO8J5wHkBRX7iKsFA543iCFAzN2H7bHnspA9rFL-ex6MfKdgAxmOk_ZioEner2Ck2jr6BczjiKtJ9LnjD98_HUj7MLR0nLIrgvQnlXIv-H368IIEgR2o6QB7yAlVkZnWiDBffO0aK-td8iw7Gj0ISIagTl8WSwTxJvk4MgNYPKpOD--D7_KsRMzUIIsY/s6992/Poppies.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6992" data-original-width="5072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuO8J5wHkBRX7iKsFA543iCFAzN2H7bHnspA9rFL-ex6MfKdgAxmOk_ZioEner2Ck2jr6BczjiKtJ9LnjD98_HUj7MLR0nLIrgvQnlXIv-H368IIEgR2o6QB7yAlVkZnWiDBffO0aK-td8iw7Gj0ISIagTl8WSwTxJvk4MgNYPKpOD--D7_KsRMzUIIsY/s320/Poppies.jpg" width="232" /></a></div><br /> We had some huge poppies come up this year. They were nearly as tall as me. I did some crayon drawings back then and moved on. I went back to the drawings and used them as the basis of this woodcut. Just to carry on the theme of flowers.<p></p><p>I'd bought some shina ply a couple of years back to try out and it's taken me until now to give it a go. For sure it's easier to cut than "shed" plywood, but it has a "softer" effect - so I'm not sure if it works out that much different than lino. But still, worth a go.</p><p>I printed on some "vintage" paper that a watercolourist had primed. I don't know if the priming was originally pinkish or whether it had aged like that. Anyways, I liked the subtle effect of the brushwork. Interestingly it took a long time for the ink to dry as it had no way to evaporate into the paper...<br /></p>Steve Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14632721276707446839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6356083701942538627.post-89788995946280841342023-09-13T03:01:00.002-07:002023-09-13T03:23:17.586-07:00Sunflower<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGJmuHpcBUvo6n9PvDxkvbMY6PdD7O0GI1mavKBJQBFv9mpzU512zBrMHK7I4YBuU8GSRebXcpH7YhGhMfW8SHrBcrn7QXWZbnTOs1AsWwjo41X8daZskZs7BlwTBKslF-lbGXXYaH-WWS1Dl4B8izuVsT3Vc_AzIcjczNWS1Nv27nV3_gM7c5YspNdhI/s6520/Sunflower%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6520" data-original-width="4792" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGJmuHpcBUvo6n9PvDxkvbMY6PdD7O0GI1mavKBJQBFv9mpzU512zBrMHK7I4YBuU8GSRebXcpH7YhGhMfW8SHrBcrn7QXWZbnTOs1AsWwjo41X8daZskZs7BlwTBKslF-lbGXXYaH-WWS1Dl4B8izuVsT3Vc_AzIcjczNWS1Nv27nV3_gM7c5YspNdhI/s320/Sunflower%201.jpg" width="235" /></a></div><br />Last weekend was pretty busy and I managed to complete two prints, but didn't have time to post about them. So here they are now.<p></p><p>I had started cutting this one the week before, working from a drawing I did a few weeks ago when the sunflowers were just beginning to open. I like the gnarly look of sunflowers, and at this stage you get a sense of so much packed in there trying to get out. </p><p>I was thinking about the print even as I put pencil to paper. I thought, "I'll cut like this here, like that there..." But even when you do that, the cutting takes you its own direction, and it's still a surprise.<br /></p>Steve Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14632721276707446839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6356083701942538627.post-12555699008879207512023-08-22T23:28:00.002-07:002023-09-05T08:01:39.021-07:00Nothing beside remains: Another colourway<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc7oshIMpGDlmBtgCafR1xfy3hdb8e40DVXAet9XZok1GZqwgtmxp3yVp4nfcT_kERYBTwOsZYUSAY4iUcxkN95Xghs4XwyDuwigkTtXSjF9P401IAQgCcvuEh1khOhGgdGukrGAsToVrE0xv7OrPilTdt98LlFA1MCQpJR1DiljOcHo1Nfwy7vyAv1IU/s8659/Steve%20Davies%20NBR2%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="8659" data-original-width="3708" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc7oshIMpGDlmBtgCafR1xfy3hdb8e40DVXAet9XZok1GZqwgtmxp3yVp4nfcT_kERYBTwOsZYUSAY4iUcxkN95Xghs4XwyDuwigkTtXSjF9P401IAQgCcvuEh1khOhGgdGukrGAsToVrE0xv7OrPilTdt98LlFA1MCQpJR1DiljOcHo1Nfwy7vyAv1IU/s320/Steve%20Davies%20NBR2%20(2).jpg" width="137" /></a></div><br /> The <a href="https://stevedavies1st.blogspot.com/2022/12/nothing-beside-remains.html" target="_blank">original print</a> was used as the front cover for Art at the Alex flyer for the first part of the year.<p></p><p>It's time to make a new flyer to publicise us through til Christmas. So we thought we'd use the same print but using a different set of colours. I used ink that I'd scraped into jars after previous prints, so little thought was given to it. Despite that, I'm pretty pleased with it.<br /></p>Steve Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14632721276707446839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6356083701942538627.post-36050228746614364982023-08-11T23:10:00.001-07:002023-08-11T23:10:19.538-07:00Linocut courses this Autumn<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC_B2jGMOBeT2RL_ZO2zUBZ600bc4DLDiANHHp3FWuTtSGGWEQcOvqLjzDLGChwCU3Pa2TeGN3c6SjLWnQLrXvRDVQfSS2Gtbwjh1PakwOszPCaMahj7uUDNcjR9ScS2PPzn6aZBqC6DwmQF4baGOpdzHpo53Phk6vwl5VAgIa3HRwqefOQvi-z2-oZSY/s1023/Lincut%20course.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1023" data-original-width="1023" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC_B2jGMOBeT2RL_ZO2zUBZ600bc4DLDiANHHp3FWuTtSGGWEQcOvqLjzDLGChwCU3Pa2TeGN3c6SjLWnQLrXvRDVQfSS2Gtbwjh1PakwOszPCaMahj7uUDNcjR9ScS2PPzn6aZBqC6DwmQF4baGOpdzHpo53Phk6vwl5VAgIa3HRwqefOQvi-z2-oZSY/s320/Lincut%20course.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> Eric and I will be running a couple of 2-day linocut courses in September and October. We will be making a single-colour print: working through the process from drawing, through taking proofs, to making the final print. Places are still available to so get in touch if you are interested.<br /><p></p>Steve Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14632721276707446839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6356083701942538627.post-53599710499467218082023-07-31T00:24:00.001-07:002023-07-31T00:27:36.541-07:00Anna Bloom: Tallow trickles caressingly over my back<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoLvq8bsE68lPuYuR5KSPsdp8qzj64RlMpLBSRbKNrDWMVgno-VIeLVRaeWkBNG87KmpqpnI-avDkRMrzeGejUJr9kkm9tU1wa5yO0NK59eNztOGnh4WOEDFpDn2UuzGQDlm4KbM3Msc11aKG6sJ4UN6MBNf3RSrVPkMjeZPq1uCR0MzmMWLzJZT0bCt8/s4134/Anna%20Bloom%20tallow%20trickles.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4134" data-original-width="2915" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoLvq8bsE68lPuYuR5KSPsdp8qzj64RlMpLBSRbKNrDWMVgno-VIeLVRaeWkBNG87KmpqpnI-avDkRMrzeGejUJr9kkm9tU1wa5yO0NK59eNztOGnh4WOEDFpDn2UuzGQDlm4KbM3Msc11aKG6sJ4UN6MBNf3RSrVPkMjeZPq1uCR0MzmMWLzJZT0bCt8/s320/Anna%20Bloom%20tallow%20trickles.jpg" width="226" /></a></div><br /> This is the 18th and last picture for Anna Bloom. It is number 17 in the series, the penultimate line of the poem. It is about pain. It is about the pain of his unrequited love. But also the pain that is preferable to doing something about it. The pain of being a martyr to his own passion. A kind of grandstanding, I feel.<p></p><p>I definitely need to go back through these and make colour blocks for about 12 of the 18 prints. Red in the first half, pivoting through the single blue and turning green in the second half.</p><p>It has been a very interesting process. Going through the poem line-by-line, searching for some cue for my visual interpretation. Schwitters was one of those artists seeking to create a Gesamtkunstwerk - a total work of art - so everything links together for him, visual, auditory, tactile. Maybe he sought to appeal to the "twenty-seven senses" in his art.</p><p>I've also got to think now about producing this in book form. Both an "art" book and a "book" book. We shall see how this progresses.<br /></p>Steve Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14632721276707446839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6356083701942538627.post-26797838485805739752023-07-29T13:03:00.003-07:002023-07-29T13:03:37.008-07:00Anna Bloom: from behind... from the front<p><br /><br /> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGbqOVK0bv3K8mP_0B5ltYWxF3M2y3EAClbWS3IjUfYtYVmwoQw0uZzqP7KbQy63DKr6EYs-lJnCBATfEbx924ImzZUO9CZnpd3MWCyCTxprlAE_C9hGHsqfblnnO4X1UxIe-rcjuHBbldgtfl4JiyRWSudlCb-zmKsyPBIfiksgbqBVFe-IyVbj2h6UI/s4157/Anna%20Bloom%20from%20behind.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4157" data-original-width="3031" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGbqOVK0bv3K8mP_0B5ltYWxF3M2y3EAClbWS3IjUfYtYVmwoQw0uZzqP7KbQy63DKr6EYs-lJnCBATfEbx924ImzZUO9CZnpd3MWCyCTxprlAE_C9hGHsqfblnnO4X1UxIe-rcjuHBbldgtfl4JiyRWSudlCb-zmKsyPBIfiksgbqBVFe-IyVbj2h6UI/s320/Anna%20Bloom%20from%20behind.jpg" width="233" /></a></div><br />The one where our man gets excited that Anna is a palindrome. <br /><br />"Do you know, Anna, do you know yet? <br />One can read you from behind, and you, you fairest of them all, you are from behind as you are from the front: “a-n-n-a”."<p></p><p>I felt that the poem definitely hits the bottom of the pit of creepiness here. This takes the "simple girl in everyday clothes" and turns her into a child. I definitely got a slight Rolf Harris vibe in translating that I at least hint at here. </p><p>In the picture I see him utterly worn out by his obsession. Looking at her name in a mirror. I think when it comes to colour, I'll shade the bits outside the mirror in green...<br /></p>Steve Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14632721276707446839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6356083701942538627.post-91489888980701830162023-07-28T11:26:00.006-07:002023-07-28T11:26:57.320-07:00Anna Bloom: I trickle your name...<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrzS2nWn6IA0jHvy7Ay7ekuCqnvqG5g58Ij0liUTtQGTh55u0von5l9ycdJaRxfaTVIiO23yxrtJ-vE6cxPPStQdzuCxq8G878P-8m7eU6OADZxyBkJnCNen2TBKhNHMoqtaE2OweEa_YTr7NGRZZXfKJK04ZA2fvAJN530umSaI5Bh6wkmhqAqNmq3JI/s4166/Anna%20Bloom%20drip%20your%20name.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4166" data-original-width="2937" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrzS2nWn6IA0jHvy7Ay7ekuCqnvqG5g58Ij0liUTtQGTh55u0von5l9ycdJaRxfaTVIiO23yxrtJ-vE6cxPPStQdzuCxq8G878P-8m7eU6OADZxyBkJnCNen2TBKhNHMoqtaE2OweEa_YTr7NGRZZXfKJK04ZA2fvAJN530umSaI5Bh6wkmhqAqNmq3JI/s320/Anna%20Bloom%20drip%20your%20name.jpg" width="226" /></a></div><br /> Here he is, alone, playing games with her name. "a-n-n-a" he says. His fantasy seems to be moving away from the real, flesh-and-blood girl, and becoming focused on her name.<br /><p></p><p>Tallow was a poor man's candle. It didn't last long, and it smelled. Along with the cold embers, this is a clue that our man hasn't got much by way of material resources. Perhaps he doesn't have much to offer. Maybe she's really way out of his league.<br /></p>Steve Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14632721276707446839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6356083701942538627.post-19012489997238911412023-07-28T10:43:00.005-07:002023-07-28T10:45:47.879-07:00Red bloom, red Anna Bloom...<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi0ej8H9kwdVZNG3jGO1wYqfmhOW_ZfrlFpCCcYFVNu9yHjfgnR7SWXQVqxdgDzXrcZPMr7BjKIy0ZfnGMMJE_0EywMD9T7LIRuUiyQEpSeGpKV9jdoU4fhWxwjc6W-mtTsoaLvaEm4d63Ylbsu5_lUnBNgRykf9rOsRQyyGvWYfvp81pjgIoqLSa7wIs/s4191/Anna%20Bloom%20red%20bloom.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4191" data-original-width="3004" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi0ej8H9kwdVZNG3jGO1wYqfmhOW_ZfrlFpCCcYFVNu9yHjfgnR7SWXQVqxdgDzXrcZPMr7BjKIy0ZfnGMMJE_0EywMD9T7LIRuUiyQEpSeGpKV9jdoU4fhWxwjc6W-mtTsoaLvaEm4d63Ylbsu5_lUnBNgRykf9rOsRQyyGvWYfvp81pjgIoqLSa7wIs/s320/Anna%20Bloom%20red%20bloom.jpg" width="229" /></a></div><br />I had mostly cut this last weekend, so it waited all week to be printed.<p></p><p>This line is the reason I translated Anna's surname. The pun is there in the original German, so it needed to be included. Puns are things loved by oh-so-clever young men. It gives you the illusion that you can see things others are just too ignorant to spot. A subtle precursor to the logically faulty Prize Question.</p><p>I felt the bloom ought to be a rose. The flower of love and all that. The rose here is taken from my original drawing, but back in 2014 I had imagined Anna from the front, her eyes closed and her nose/mouth obscured by the rose. I like this better. I think it emphasises that Anna isn't party to our poet's fantasy.</p><p>Coming just before the pivotal Prize Question, it's the last of the red pictures. Before everything turns green.<br /></p>Steve Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14632721276707446839noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6356083701942538627.post-13422203830825886422023-07-22T08:25:00.002-07:002023-07-22T08:27:46.061-07:00Kind of Blue<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtSqqS-DjL-yXVRFm3Tfcg80u3h1Kduxgw3kmeoLdqNaA33M_Xe-BD7PtIkcAcnRhuWmwo5kzUzk3jFQeB0Cb_i044CQGfzcOULOhK35rj1yCAV-iwAOxqiVeBHZ2kKlRxzCxrK_Igjg1K6OV-sKY8qNPi_vom6BZEiT5L6g9uNKQuIH_8Tq29ImqRW7Q/s6299/Kind%20of%20Blue.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6299" data-original-width="4641" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtSqqS-DjL-yXVRFm3Tfcg80u3h1Kduxgw3kmeoLdqNaA33M_Xe-BD7PtIkcAcnRhuWmwo5kzUzk3jFQeB0Cb_i044CQGfzcOULOhK35rj1yCAV-iwAOxqiVeBHZ2kKlRxzCxrK_Igjg1K6OV-sKY8qNPi_vom6BZEiT5L6g9uNKQuIH_8Tq29ImqRW7Q/s320/Kind%20of%20Blue.jpg" width="236" /></a></div><br /> Took a holiday from Anna Bloom to do this. The evening before last C was sat opposite me at the table. She was looking intently at something on the internet. So I decided to do a quick drawing while her attention was elsewhere. After a couple of minutes she said, "Oh, no!" and did this. It was too good to miss, so I scribbled a quick biro sketch in the 30 seconds she held this pose.<p></p><p>I decided to print in dark blue. Firstly because I had some, and secondly because she looked kind of blue. I tried some nice paper (pictured), but it didn't come out as well as the not-so-good stuff. Such is life.<br /></p>Steve Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14632721276707446839noreply@blogger.com0