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Firenze Workshop 2020
Viv and I were due to fly to Firenze tomorrow (May 3rd) for another experimental printmaking workshop with Ron Pokrasso and other American artist and friends. The terrible Corona virus has cancelled that, but Viv and I are determined to … Continue reading
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Tagged art, Art travels, Athens, drawing, drawing in ink, Florence, mixed media art, monotype, printmaking
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Finding my mojo in Florence!
After feeling like I had been going around an art loop for so long, my perseverance, experimentation, thought and practice finally paid off. The pre-print or blot had in effect opened up a vision of new possibilities in mark and … Continue reading
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Tagged art, drawing, Florence, oil paintings, Open Studios, Paul Martin, printmaking, Worthing Art Trail
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Seeking my mojo in Florence
During the first two weeks of May, Viv and I went once more to refresh our art practice to Firenze on a monotype workshop run by the American master printmaker Ron Pokrasso pokrasso@shaening.com and Jane Pagliarulo. As before, the workshop … Continue reading
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Tagged art, drawing, Florence, Paul Martin, printmaking, Worthing, Worthing Art Trail
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Worthing Art Trail
Paul and Viv’s studio /gallery (2 Stanford Square, BN11 3EZ, just off Warwick Street) is open in the Worthing Art Trail from this Thursday. It will be open from 11am to 5pm Thursdays to Sundays during the trail from 11th … Continue reading
Responding to Ice Age Art
In October 2011 Viv and I visited the pre-historic caves near Les Eyzies in the Dordogne and were totally amazed at the humanity and sophistication of work up to 37,000 years old. This set off a new series of work … Continue reading
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Our New Studio / Art Gallery
I cannot believe that our new Studio / Art Gallery in Stanford Square (just off Warwick Street in Worthing) has been open now for 4 weeks! It seems like only yesterday that we had the six hour long, alcohol fuelled … Continue reading
Being an Artist in Florence (part 2)
The Marini experience Being a 21st century artist in Firenze is a strange experience. Though fascinated by the work of such trail blazing and great artists as Michelangelo, Donatello, Ghirlandaio, Ghiberti, Cimabue, Giotto et al., which was cutting edge in … Continue reading
On Being an Artist in Florence (part 1)
Ah Firenze! My first sketch was from our hotel balcony, which over-looked what was the Medici sculpture garden where Michelangelo studied, so no pressure then for a visiting artist! Just beyond was the church of San Marco where the monk’s … Continue reading
