Matthew Burrows is an East Sussex based abstract painter. However if you regularly post your artwork to an Instagram account you may recognise his name as the founder of the Artist Support Pledge. When the Covid-19 pandemic started to affect the UK in the first half of March, Matthew Burrows had the idea to start […]
Month: May 2020
Montezuma’s revenge
We had almost cleared quarantine, so why were we suddenly all feeling rotten? Kellee Mayfield listens to rap music while painting. Photo courtesy of Jane Chapin. “Kellee,” I said quietly over breakfast, “you need to take my temperature.” Kellee Mayfieldhas this nifty no-touch thermometer that she aims at your forehead. If you’re below 100° F, […]
Notes from a Workshop with Antonio Lopez Garcia
I’m pleased to post this wonderful article by Dean Fisher who writes about the experience he and his wife, Josephine Robinson had attending a workshop with Antonio Lopez Garcia in Spain over the past two summers. I would like to thank him and Josephine for providing this fascinating glimpse behind the scenes of a grand […]
Adrian Holmes: Traditional Eastern Influence in Contemporary Print
Adrian Holmes’ addiction to the art of mokuhanga has led him to develop a warm and engaging approach as a teacher and a distinct and playful style within his practice. Following study in Japan and years of exploring the capabilities of this process, Adrian now makes work to commission as well as non-commissioned work that […]
On the road with COVID-19
What does the word quarantinemean? It changes every day. Glaciar Cagliero from Rio Electrico, by Carol L. Douglas, 11X14, available. Yesterday I outlined the problems we will have if we break quarantine to head back to the airport. These were reinforced by an email from the US State Department, which told us to comply with […]