Hooves on hips

The puppet challenge storyboard continues

just to remind you where I left EhBeh: 11. EhBeh, naked, scrambles to the mouth of the fountain. The fountain regurgitates these weirdly watery words…… 12. He reads the watery words, stands up and with his hands on hips, tosses his head in disdainful disbelief, but as he does so his head feels top-heavy and cumbersome.…

Maquettry

Maquettry

The maquette I submitted for Clive Hicks-Jenkins’ 1st online Maquette Exhibition, 2011. There was such a  diversity of artists taking part: jewellers, sculptors, ceramistes, and illustrators among them; it is fascinating see the different approaches people have. Clive BTW is a well-known and wonderfully multi-talented Welsh artist, AND an extremely generous person to invite other…

Marmite

A painting-a-day

Last year I started a project to try to do a daily painting. I fell short of my target,of course, but it was a good exercise for me, and at the very least,  I added to my collection for this year’s exhibitions!       I plan to do more once the trompes are completed, and…

Boots

4 trompe l’œils

Here are  the 4 trompe l’œils I painted recently. Pics of my initial designs  come first, the actual work completed comes second. 1. Cloakroom 2. The window Dengie Marshes 4. Swallow’s nest and babies There is also a pic of the beautiful old bastide town where I was working. Lucky me. (Villeréal)   For more…