Category Archives: Techniques

A New Monotype

Posted on November 8, 2014 by notes to the milkman

I’ve recently started a printmaking course with the Open College of the Arts (OCA). The first part is about making monotypes and this is a painterly one I did this afternoon. It’s based on a photograph I took from the … Continue reading →

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“Each student is an individual”

Posted on November 3, 2014 by notes to the milkman

Before retiring six years ago and discovering art, I taught physics and science for nineteen years. We were frequently told about our students being individuals and how our lesson plans should be geared to the different abilities within the classroom … Continue reading →

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International Print Exchange 2014

Posted on October 26, 2014 by notes to the milkman

Earlier this week a package arrived which I excitedly unwrapped but was disappointed to find that instead of it being my IPE2014 prints it was only the travel documents for my next holiday. Today though I was able to collect … Continue reading →

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Drawing with Julia O.

Posted on October 13, 2014 by notes to the milkman

Autumn. The season of mists, mellow fruitfulness and the start of Julia Ogden’s drawing classes with Enjoy Learning. Today was the first one and off I went with my fine liners, 6B pencil, graphite pencil and pastels. In fact the … Continue reading →

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neo:printprize2014

Posted on October 7, 2014 by notes to the milkman

I remember when I used to be a member of the local photographic society after each monthly competition I always said ‘It’s all subjective, isn’t it?’ Invariably my ‘winner’ was in the judge’s pile of rejects and there were many … Continue reading →

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Gelatine Printing Workshop At John Rylands Library

Posted on October 4, 2014 by notes to the milkman

Currently the third Free For Arts Festival is taking place in Manchester. I put is a proposal for a gelatine printing session as part of the festival and this took place at the John Rylands Library. While I’ve been to … Continue reading →

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Solar Plate Printing

Posted on August 6, 2014 by notes to the milkman

For quite some time I’ve liked solar prints and I’ve recently had a chance to have a go at neo:artists under the guidance of Lisa Moore. Last Tuesday evening we made the plates and yesterday we printed from them. Basically … Continue reading →

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Why you should stop taking pictures on your phone – and learn to draw

Posted on May 3, 2014 by notes to the milkman

I saw this yesterday and thought it needed sharing. I’ve had to cut and paste, but the original article in the Philosophers’ Mail is here. “Whenever something looks interesting or beautiful, there’s a natural impulse to want to capture and … Continue reading →

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Gelatine Printing – The Story So Far

Posted on April 8, 2014 by notes to the milkman

I’m currently two weeks into a six week e-learning course called Make Monotypes with Linda Germain.  Linda loads up a video and sets a task each day, and there is a closed Facebook group where we can share our results. … Continue reading →

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A Positive Day

Posted on March 29, 2014 by notes to the milkman

Today I had a very interesting and positive day. I went for a portfolio review session at neo:artists where I met Kwong Lee, director of Castlefield Gallery in Manchester. I wasn’t sure what to expect. Castlefield have a reputation for conceptual work. … Continue reading →

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