– Well, it’s a tough question. – Why? – I haven’t got a mirror big enough to embrace all of me, and without being able to see myself how am I going to form my style? Can we switch the topic now? – Gotcha! You are wriggling now! Painful, uncomphortable? – Ok, then. Bring it […]
Shape what’s to come!
Came upon a Youtube channel by Levi Strauss. Like it! First of, a clip about an artist making paper out of denim. And what she does doesn’t matter as much as her life outlook. Find it very helpful, especially for me with my impatience, which is actually subsiding somewhat lately… [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLmiT50KHAY&w=560&h=349%5D
New mezzotint prints
I have finished working on a few plates, most of which are going to be exhibited at the Blackheath gallery in London starting from 11th of June as part of their Summer Show. Decided to experiment with adding colour to mezzotint. Got varied feedback. I am posting images with colour and without colour, and would […]
Cowboy Jokes
A cowboy is asked: – Why did you decide to jump into that thorn bush? – I thought It’s gonna be OK. Did you laugh? I thought so much. Years ago it made me laugh for three days non-stop. People asked me why I was laughing and I told them the joke. It was invariably […]
Art and Sweetcorn
In September 2009 my younger daughter Alina came to my studio for an hour or two. That visit led to an illustrated short story “Art and Sweetcorn”. Here it is: Sweetcorn is hot this season. On the way to the studio I made a detour to the Farmers’ Market, but going home in the evening […]
The Caterpillar Who Changed
There was time when little worm-like creatures you now call caterpillars never changed into butterflies. They were born, had their babies, and eventually died as caterpillars all the way through. But then it all changed. There was this young caterpillar once. Life was nice to it. Day in and day out all was same. All […]
Portrait Exchange with John Izod
Browsing the Internet I re-visited the Portrait Party site. That reminded me of a portrait exchange we had with John Izod of Rye. John was one of the first people we got to know when moved to Rye. Since then we came to realise that he became in a way a feature of the town. […]
Portrait Party Exchange. Favourites: #1
An extract from the PortraitParty sharing page. Like it (I mean, me like it. You can too if you want! my heart is made of gravy said… Hey Rama, I realised tonight, probably whilst emptying my bladder of a large quantity of Californian Chardonnay, that there is a form of portraiture which hasn’t yet been […]
Around the World in 80 Portraits
This idea came up: On the website we put up an ad. Huge one! The Roche family is travelling the world. The idea is to pay for the accomodation and travelfare by portraits. Anyone who lives or has homes on the route and interested in commissioning a portrait, please contact us. Now, let’s see what […]
The Need for Control
Seems to me that the need for control is one of the fundamental needs of human being. Beyond the desire to be safe and belonging… Actually, all the stages of the Maslow’s pyramid of human needs requires one’s control, or perhaps based on the desire to control one’s own circumstances. Safety – need to control […]