Digital Collages - Prep For A New Collection

Inspirational Imagery...

...to me at least. These stills from various British post war documentaries offer a fascinating insight into another world. Heavily processed by me, they are the muse for my next collection of paintings...

Traffic Wardens graduate. Real tough guys.

More tough guys, this time from the side.

Crushingly depressing map of post war London created by a Government sponsored agency. This formed the justification to level  swathes of Victorian dwellings only to be replaced by cheap high rise estates in the east.

Commuters. Fashions may differ but then as now, despair remains.

Friday 5pm

The Queen's Speech

Touching neighbourly collaboration

A Couple of Collaged Cops...

Break-In Break-Out
2012
25cm x 35cm
Acrylic & Collage on Canvas

Two more completed canvases to add to a small collection

'Enery, Over There
2012
25cm x 35cm
Acrylic and Collage on Canvas

Booby Trap Bust
2012
25cm x 35cm
Acrylic, Spray Paint and Collage on Canvas

I Lost My Heart In Whalley Range...The Canvas

I Lost My Heart In Whalley Range

2012

35cm x 25cm

Acrylic, Collage and Pastel on Canvas

12 Paintings in 12 Days...5th Canvas Completed

I Just Saw Red

30cm x 26cm

Acrylic, Charcoal and Print on Canvas

12 in 12 - 12 Paintings in 12 Days...

I've set myself a goal of producing a small collection of paintings in 12 days. This could turn out to be a challenge with the commute but by down sizing and forcing myself to simplify colour use and mark making it will be achievable. Here are the first three...

Really Kenneth You Do Make Me Laugh

30cm x 26cm

Acrylic, Charcoal and Print on Canvas

They Got Sebastian

30cm x 26cm

Acrylic, Charcoal and Print on Canvas

Do Him Brian

30cm x 26cm

Acrylic, Charcoal and Print on Canvas

Update to my Portfolio

With thanks to the support team at Cargo Collective, I've managed to amended my online portfolio to include more design and motion graphics...

Another Amazing Screen Printing Artist...

To compliment an earlier post (nearly a year ago now!) on 12 incredible screen printing artists, I recently stumbled across Kate Banazi, a screen printing artist who's work can literally knock the spots of a leopard. I love the simple use of colour, and brilliant combination of pattern and imagery on these pieces...