Monday 13 November 2017

Cara Gordon Masterclass

Members of the AADE  took part in a fantastic workshop at the Ulster Museum on Saturday with Cara Gordon, learning how to create a narrative through drawing.


Using collage techniques and adding texture, we drew bold charcoal images on top and I was amazed at the results we produced.

It is the opposite of the way I've been drawing recently - detailed pencil work and currently working on a drawing that has now taken hours and is still not finished.

It was a breath of fresh air to draw like this and I loved walking around the museum for inspiration.

My new favourite museum object is this boat with billowing sails on the ground floor. Cara directed us so well and I think got the best work out of each one of us.

Cara's book of collaged figures

Thursday 2 November 2017

Island Arts Centre, Lisburn

I'm exhibiting two of my still-life paintings at the AADE group exhibition at Island Arts Centre for the month of November.  Worth checking out the exhibition if you're in Lisburn this month.

Here are my paintings, complete with plastic wrapping, just back from being framed at Art and Home, Holywood.