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Keith Harris
Getting Back to Painting Plein Air
View from White Ley Bank, Fulstone – ink and colored pencil 15th May 2020 After the relaxing of the lockdown restrictions about the time allowed to exercise outdoors, it was great to be able to take advantage of the generally fine weather to resume some plein air art near to home. However, by the time…
Roger Gardner
Moving On
I used one element of a Patrick Caulfield print [the basis of the Leeds University “stimulus” – a 60s style plate – red with white spots] and I made this into an 18” x18” painting incorporating an actual plate. I have made a similar work with a target. During the lockdown I cut down various…
Sweet Peas
Sweet peas in glass vase This is an oil painting on canvas size 45cm x 55cm. The subject was intended to be used as one of a series of demonstrations to a local art group but wasn’t used as an actual live demonstration because the lock-down interrupted the sequence of events. So that I could…
Neil Pittaway
Figurative Art Fair online
Blue Danube Façade I will be exhibiting three of my new drawings in this online Figurative Art Fair. The brand-new art fair organised by the Federation of British Artist will feature selected work for sale by elected members of their national art societies, the Pastel Society (PS), Royal Society of British Artists (RBA), Royal Institute of Painters in…
Pamela Anne Briggs
Studio Work in Lockdown
Ancient Egypt No.1 (Detail) Acrylic 61x61cm Inspired by Ancient Egyptian border patterns, I made a collection of 8 designs titled EGYPTIAN SKETCHBOOK in pens on canvas to emulate the effect of the many preparatory and exploratory studies I had made in my work journal. The pen on canvas presented many unforeseen and frustrating technical problems…
Catherine Warburton
Preliminary work for the LFA Exhibition in the Stanley and Audrey Burton Gallery at Leeds University
These are the preliminary work I am doing for the Leeds University exhibition. I chose work in response to an acrylic by Judith Cain illustrating a corner of Roundhay Park with trees and flowerbeds. I love her textures and simple tree shapes so I am replicating this into my work. Roundhay Park is on my doorstep…
Tony Ratcliffe
Karst
My studio woodblocks for’Karst’ book I am working on a book of prints for the LFA exhibition at the Leeds University Audrey Burton Gallery in November. This is a response to a piece of work in their extensive collection, a John Piper watercolour of Weathercote Cave in the Yorkshire Dales. Weathercote Cave is currently out…
Tony Jarvis
Another watercolour painting for our Dean Clough Exhibition
The Mirror of Seawater Watercolour 70 x 113 cm
Mark Murphy
Mexican Civil War 1910-20
Mexican Civil War 7 Pencil on paper These drawings are part of a collection of work looking at the Mexican Civil War 1910-20. A bit obscure I know but does have some contemporary parallels. These drawings were to be exhibited at Dean Clough this spring but along with everything else it’s on hold for the…
Michael Atkin
My wood engraving ‘Farmers market’ has been accepted to the 4th triennial wood engraving exhibition to tour USA
‘Farmers Market’ 6.25 x 5 inches (H X W) Wood engraving. Limited edition of 75 copies + 7 artist’s proofs. Fourth Triennial Relief Engraving Exhibition U.S.A. The Wood Engravers’ Network (WEN) is excited to host its 4th juried exhibition of relief engraving; bringing wood engraving to a broader audience to promote and encourage a passion…