Chesil Beach and Portland 7th Aug 2012

Portland Sands

Rock cages at Portland Sands

Pebbles - Portland Sands

Come on boys, it's raining

East Weare Road, Portland

End of racing at the Olympic village, Portland

View from the Prison, Portland

Weymouth views - 6th August 2012

2 swimmers chatting

2 swimmers chatting on the pontoon

Race view

Flags in the harbour

Weymouth Harbour from the Pier

Buoys from the Pier

Night lights

Across the water

View of Olympic sailing in Weymouth

Racing starts, Weymouth

Spectators on the Pier, Weymouth

Racing view from the pier, Weymouth

Boats in Weymouth Harbour

The view above the 'Big Screen' on Weymouth beach

Weymouth beach sketches 4th August - Start of my Olympic holiday

Lifeguards on Weymouth beach

That's the way to do it! Punch and Judy show on Weymouth beach

The skylift, off Weymouth beach

Camping

Collagraph 28th July 2012

Come and see my etchings ...

Soft ground etching and aquatint.

Yet another brilliant course at the Regional Print Centre, Wrexham, this time

Etching with Jason Hicklin (visit Jason's work here www.jasonhicklin.com)

These are my first plates, having never tried it before

and having been completely baffled by the whole process in the past.

Hard ground etching with aquatint.

Lovely mark making effects!

Now I can actually say (like I've always wanted to)..
"would you like to come and see my etching?"
he he he

Screen Printing with Emma Gregory at Wrexham Print Centre

Four lucky novice print-makers had an intensive 2 day course in Screen Printing with Emma Gregory. A really brilliant experience... we all feel fired and confident to go into the studio alone and create very nice prints. Technique, good habits, layering, design, ink mixing, printing and playing with the prints were covered in a totally hands on way, which really worked. Practice is very important when starting out.






Visit Emma's website at www.emmagregory.co.uk for info on courses and her work.

Here are a few of prints of mine from the 2 days, although I have an entire folder to choose from!

Monoprint landscapes 10th July 2012

Experiments in mono printing today at Wrexham Print Centre, 
translating my watercolour sketches into prints.

The Lawley 29June 2012 a walk up a big hill...

A walk up the Lawley, in the Shropshire hills. Great views, a bit windy on the ridge and rain in the distance, chasing me back down the hill.