The Black Hat

The Black Hat

As the watermark text says, this is another Brushes App Digital Finger Painting. I've included this image in my entry to the Cork Street January Open Exhibition. Fingers crossed! Open exhibitions of this kind are always a great opportunity to show work but they are very competitive. To find out more about the Cork Street open exhibitions, click here: 

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http://www.corkstreetopenexhibition.com/

Red and Black

A Brushes App Digital Finger Painting, printed on photo rag art paper.

Final Judging : the National Open Art Competition

(Above) "The Model in Her Red Lingerie"

This Brushes App digital finger painting has been selected for the final judging of the National Open Art Competition. There's no guarantee of course that it will be selected for the exhibition but I am very pleased to get this far in the competition. Fingers crossed, I will make it to the exhibition!

To find out more about the National Open Art Competition, go to:

http://www.thenationalopenartcompetition.com/

Sold !

Great news! The above paintings have all been sold at The Enid Lawson Gallery, which exhibits my work as part of a changing show of contemporary British art. Earlier this year the gallery moved to a new location in Great New Street, New Street Square, London. This is on the western side of the City, just off New Fetter Lane (north of Fleet Street). To find out more about the gallery and view some of its artists' works on-line, click on the image of The Silent Movie Star in the left hand column.

The paintings above are all mixed media on 100% cotton rag, acid-free paper. 

From top to bottom:

The Blue Geisha (March 2011)

Flower Power (March 2011)

Gloria's Hat (March 2011)

Nanette (November 2010)

The Black Feathered Hat (April 2011)

The Girl in the Hat (January 2011)

The Silent Movie Star (March 2011)

The Spanish Hat (March 2011)

The Summer Model and The Seagull

Two new paintings produced using the Brushes App on iPad.

(Above top) The Summer Model, July 2012
(Above bottom) The Seagull, August 2012

Both images have been watermarked using Winwatermark.

Monday's Model; Wednesday's Model

(Above)
Wednesday's Model
July 2012
A Brushes App digital finger painting

Digital finger paintings are not copies of pre-existing works: they are original works (that can be multiple) produced using a digital media. I am currently printing only very limited Artist's Proofs of my Brushes paintings. I print the proofs on conservation grade paper and sign and title them by hand. The images published here on the blog are watermarked using the Winwatermark software; to find out more about this tool go to:

http://www.winwatermark.com/

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Monday's Model

July 2012

Model Reclining on Yellow
July 2012
Hannah Barnes
A Brushes App Digital finger painting

(Image watermarked using the Winwatermark software)

Miro's Girl and Olympia

(Above)
Miro's Girl
July 2012
A Brushes digital finger painting

This painting is a nod in the direction of Joan Miro. I really enjoyed seeing his sculpture entitled Jeune fille s'evadant in the gardens of the Maeght Institute near St Paul in France earlier this year. 

I've not posted any new work for a few weeks: not because there isn't any work to post (there is!) but rather because I've been glued to the Tour de France, which I've been watching on French television thanks to satellite.

If like me your interests include art and cycling, you should check out the work of Toby Ward. Click here to find out more:

http://www.tobyward.net

It's really good!

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Olympia

July 2012

A Brushes digital finger painting

A nod this time in the direction of Manet.

All the digital images posted on this site are watermarked using the Winwatermark software.

Reclining Model in Her Lingerie

(Above) Reclining Model in Her Lingerie
June 2012
Another Digital Finger Painting produced using the Brushes App on iPad.
I print my Brushes paintings on archival paper to a fairly small format (22cm x 20cm, or there abouts).

The text in the bottom right hand corner of the painting is a watermark that I add to the digital image for publication on the blog. I use the Winwatermark app to do this. To find out more about this tool, click here:

http://www.winwatermark.com/

Sensual and Voluptuous

(Above) Red Lingerie
June 2012
A Brushes App iPad Digital Finger Painting

If "sensual" is the gratification of the senses then art is sensual.
No wonder the female figure is so often the subject of art.
And if "voluptuous" is full of the delight or pleasure of the senses and conducive to sensual gratification, then colour can be voluptuous.

Image watermarked using the WinWatermark App.
To find out more about this tool, go to:

http://www.winwatermark.com/

The Red-Haired Model Reclining

(Above) The Red-Haired Model Reclining

On the Edge

Two more Brushes paintings.

The Tuesday Model

(Above) The Tuesday Model

Another painting with the Brushes App on iPad.

The text regarding copyright that you can see in the right hand corner is an electronic watermark and doesn't appear on the hand signed Artist's Proofs or limited edition prints. If you would like to use any of the images of my work, please just ask; I am happy to help if I can.

The Sunday Life Drawing
April 2012
Like David Hockney... I've been using the Brushes App on iPad to draw and paint.
It's wonderful: a whole studio in the palm of your hand.

The text in the bottom right hand corner of this image is an electronic watermark and doesn't appear on the signed origninal Artist's Proofs and limited edition prints.

Paintings at the Exhibition

(Above) Blue-Haired Maja (2011)
Mixed media on paper

This painting (which also gave rise to a small series of lithographs) will be on show later this summer at the Society of Women Artists Annual Exhibition, which takes place at the Mall Galleries, The Mall, London from 27th June to 7th July. 

The text in the bottom right hand corner of this image is an electronic watermark and doesn't appear on the original work.

Model in Pink

(Above) Model in Pink
April 2012
Brushes App / iPad

The text in the bottom right hand corner is an electronic watermark and doesn't appear on the original hand signed Artist Proof's and limited edition prints. 

If you would like to use images of my work in your publications, please just ask, I am always happy to help if I can.

The Life Model

(Above) The Life Model
April 2012
A Brushes App / iPad finger painting

The text that you can see in the bottom right hand corner is an electronic watermark and doesn't appear on the original, hand-signed Artist's Proof and limited edition prints. 

Brunette Reclining

(Above) Brunette Reclining
April 2012
Brushes App / iPad

The text in the bottom left hand corner of the image is an electronic watermark and doesn't appear on the origingal hand-signed Artist's Proof and limited edition prints.

Venus Reclining

(Above) Venus Reclining
A whimsical nod in the direction of Titian's Venus d'Urbino.
Brushes App / iPad

The text in the bottom left hand corner is an electronic watermark and doesn't appear on the original hand-signed Artist's Proof and limited edition prints. 

Blue haired nude reclining

(Above) Blue Haired Nude, reclining
April 2012
Brushes App / iPad

The text in the bottom left hand corner is an electronic watermark and doesn't appear on the original, hand-signed Artist's Proof or limited edition prints.

Chat ! Chat ! Chat !

(Above) The Cat on the Roof (Eddie)

(Above) Nobby in the Garden






















(Above) Mr Biggs

April  2012

I've been experimenting with the Brushes App on my iPad. A wonderful tool.

The text regarding copyright that you can see in each of the images above does not appear on the printed originals (hand-signed Artist's Proofs and limited editions). The text is an electronic watermark. If you would like to use an image of my artwork, please just ask, I am happy to help if I can.

Mediterranean Nude

(Above) Mediterranean Nude
March 2012
A lifedrawing produced using the Brushes App on iPad.

La femme d'Antibes

(Above) La femme d'Antibes
16cm x 21.5cm
Mixed media (Caran d'Ache Neocolour II water-soluble wax crayons, Faber Castel Albrecht Durer watercolour crayons, Daler Rowney FW acrylic inks, Windsor & Newton indian inks, Windsor & Newton designer gouache) on medium surfarce, heavy weight, acid-free cartridge paper.

Jeune femme au parc

(Above) Jeune femme au parc
A finger painting with Brushes on iPad
after seeing La jeune fille s'évadant by Joan Miro
in the gardens at the Fondation Maeght, St Paul de Vence, France.

Fondation Maeght, St Paul de Vence near Nice, France:

http://www.fondation-maeght.com/

Holiday Sketches with Brushes

 
(Above) La femme en bleu
A sketch produced using the Brushes App on iPad.

(Above) La femme d'Antibes
Brushes

The blog posts have been rather rare of late as I have been away on holiday in the south of France. I've been staying in St Paul de Vence, near Nice, where the skies are blue and art abounds. The holiday was a chance to visit a lot of galleries with some wonderful collections and to see some glorious art (the Maeght Foundation at St Paul de Vence with the Miro Labyrinth and Miro stained glass, the Matisse Chapel at Vence, the Picasso Museum at Antibes, the Matisse museum in Nice). The return drive home through northern France also took us to the Matisse Museum at Cateau Cambrésis - another great collection. All very inspiring, as is the Brushes App, which I have recently acquired with a new iPad. Again, the holiday allowed time to try this new tool... already I am hooked. Here then are a few of my first sketches with Brushes.

Maeght Foundation
http://www.fondation-maeght.com/


Matisse Chapel at Vence
http://www.vence.fr/-Matisse-Chapel-.html

Guardian article about the Picasso Museum in Antibes
http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2009/may/26/picasso-antibes-age-of-renewal

Matisse Museum, Nice
http://www.musee-matisse-nice.org/indexb.html

Matisse Museum, Cateau Cambrésis, northern France
http://museematisse.cg59.fr/fr/Expositions/Cross/tabid/497/Default.aspx

Standing naked, yesterday (Claudia)

(Above) Standing naked, yesterday (Claudia)
15.5cm x 18.5cm
1st February 2012
Mixed media (Daler Rownery FW acrylic ink, Windsor & Newton Indian ink, Caran d'ache Neocolour II water-soluble wax crayons) on artist grade, acid-free cartridge paper (200g).

Marie

(Above) Marie
18.5cm x 15.5cm
January 2012
Mixed media (Daler Rowney FW acrylic inks, Windsor & Newton Indian inks, Caran d'ache Neocolour II water-soluble wax crayons) on artist's grade, acid-free cartridge paper (200g).

Cheetah

(Above) Cheetah
8cm x 9.5cm

This image was hand drawn using the stylus, tactile screen and "handwriting" app of the Sony e-reader. I then imported the image to my computer and added some colour using the microsoft Paint software. Finally, I printed the image on medium surface acid-free cartridge paper (220g). 

Hand signed in ink.