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Saturday Addition 9: Bringing drawing back

Today’s addition again comes from the Paper exhibition at Saatchi, although it is now ended. Today we look at a Dawn Clements work “Movie”. Dawm Celement creates large scale drawings of scenes, this one a movie. This work makes me think about our fascination with others, with living vicariously through films, and TV, through magazinesContinue reading “Saturday Addition 9: Bringing drawing back”

The daily commute 02.10.13

College friends meet and greet with monosyllabic noises Sleepy eyes and tired feet Young and old, office workers and Builders, different languages, all off to something They shuffle in lines on either side, somehow someone always in the way stopping allowing the passengers off the train first. “Is there a John Baxon someone is atContinue reading “The daily commute 02.10.13”

Chutney making

Today was my first attempt at chutney making. As I am impatient, and didn’t have all the ingredients to follow one recipe, I mixed a few together as follow’s: 1 medium marrow (about 250g middle seed bit cut out) Half red onion 3 shallots 1 cooking apple 250g cherry tomatoes 150g of currents Large pinchContinue reading “Chutney making”

Saturday addition 7: Welcoming Autumn

After last weeks focus on the grey, this week is focusing on the good bits of this time of year. The colour, the form, the fruit! So here are a few photographs of my own. And here are a few little colourful bits of art by others, as usually I take no credit for thisContinue reading “Saturday addition 7: Welcoming Autumn”

National Portrait Gallery

On Monday I am taking my students to the NPG. It will be my first trip with them so hope they a) behave and b) enjoy it and leave inspired! Today I went for a pre trip checkup. Firstly I am really sorry they will miss the BP Portrait Award which closes on Sunday, EVERYONEContinue reading “National Portrait Gallery”