“River Song” was created to remember the swans who died in May 2018 and my dear Grandmother, Elise Florence Radcliffe.
Category: thoughts
shadow of cube | finding form in 2D
Sketches of ideas for artworks in my notebook, 24th March 2018 Late at night on the 2nd April … More
new work for BRINK
photogram collage of the the shadow of the edge of water (meniscus). The drag of water can just be seen … More
back into the darkroom
experimenting with using shapes of light from the Enlarger (used for projecting through negatives usually).
working out framing for “obscura”, sold to a collection in London
Obscura, a photogram I made in 1999 in the darkroom in the basement of The Glasgow School of Art … More
The Weald residency – early spring images
Visual research as part of an artist’s residency at Boldshaves, near Tenterden, Kent.
giving a talk
Giving a talk about my art practice from my degree at Glasgow School of Art to present day, The Kirk … More
forest studio art residency at The Kings Wood, SVA, Challock, Kent 28.05.14 – 11.06.14
30th May 2014 As I embark on 10 days of forest life, I find I am interested in responding … More
forest studio residency, post 1: from id to outward
Id primal reaction no.1 – released from ideas and conceptual structures; I express myself as simply and directly as possible … More
forest studio residency, post no. 2: fear of the dark
I found being in the forest scary, especially when sleeping there on my own, why? Fear of not seeing … More
forest studio, Post no. 4 – contrast
As a continued route of investigation from my artwork Emerge in the Stour Valley Arts exhibition in Ashford (see below), … More
music and light symbiosis – experiment stage 1
Using the space The Art Shack; the sound artist Gerry Kelly, and two musicians; Clive Fletcher on bass and … More
meditation and repetition
been listening to alot of minimalist music; Steve Reich, Brian Eno, Philip Glass and looking at the work of Agnes … More
film – experiments with projector, candles and cigarette smoke in the studio
moving image: smoke in projection series 1-4 (click to watch)
film made from photographic stills linked together
Open Mind – film for listening to
Getting in between, obscuring the camera obscurer
This is a photo (long exposure) of my shadow blocking the projection of the camera obscura in my studio. I … More
thoughts on photography – photographs are totally unnatural
My studio is currently blacked out of all light, except through one hole. It is exactly the same as a … More
Solstice in the studio
It’s a confusing sensation. But breath-taking and beautiful.
The amazing natural phenomena of a camera obscura
It works and is quite mesmerizing. I have simply blacked out my studio (on Tontine street) and I drilled an … More
