Little oil studies of elderly folk. I seem to be quite drawn to studying older faces. Cracks and wrinkles, a gnarlier texture seems more absorbing to me. These painting are no more than 5 or so inches tall and intended to be quick studies I don’t spend too much time over. It’s kinda nice to have a sheet of little studies..when you get stuck on one or need to wait for something to dry you can jump across to another and keep engaged with painting.
I’ll be back to posting some artwork soon. That feels long overdue and very much looking forward to it actually. Most of what I’ve been doing has been personal sketchbook study that doesn’t feel ready for public consumption anyway to be honest. Recent times have been taken up with organising a series of local events at City Screen, Picture House in York with Navigators Art. Last month Punk/Jazz was a really fun night and a lot of folks turned out.
Navigators Art & Performance Presents:
In tandem with the Punk/Jazz art exhibition at Micklegate Social
PUNK/JAZZ: Contrasts & Connections..
A specially curated performance evening
LIVE MUSIC, SPOKEN WORD and COMEDY
@ The Basement, City Screen, Picturehouse, York
Expect experiments, improvisation and noise..
PUNK/JAZZ IS A STATE OF MIND!
FEATURING:
THE BRICKS, TELEOST, THINGS FOUND AND MADE (DUNMADA), ROSE DREW, SAETH WHEELER and more!
SATURDAY OCTOBER 28th
DOORS 19:00
SHOW 19:30 - 22:30
Sketchbook stuff in blue pencils
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Navigators Art & Performance are back in the water and making waves with a striking new exhibition and live event.
A Love Supreme or No Future? Are Punk & Jazz at odds or two sides of a coin? Each can be controversial, uncompromising, confrontational. The best of each is groundbreaking, pushing conventions to the limit. Both can hurt. Both can heal.
PUNK/JAZZ explores genres, contrasts and connections through music, painting, drawing, collage, print, words, sculpture and photography.
More head studies in Krita. I think of this kind of thing as digital sketchbook work. Space seemed to be the way to go for experimenting with a brighter colour palette.
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